Village Representative By-election turnout rate and results
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    A Village Representative By-election was held today (May 21) to fill an Indigenous Inhabitant Representative vacancy in Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk, Tai Po.

     The voter turnout rate is 57.71 per cent and the election results are as follows:

Rural Committee   Candidate             No. of votes
-Village          No./ Name             obtained
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Tai Po            
-Sha Lo Tung      1. CHEUNG Fook-wo     32    
 Cheung Uk        2. CHEUNG Tin-chuen   84 (elected)
                         

Ends/Sunday, May 21, 2006
Issued at HKT 21:00

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