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Turnout rates for the Resident Representative (RR) Elections in the 2007 Village Representative Elections which began at 12 noon today (January 6) are set out according to the respective Rural Committees as follows (as at 7pm):
Rural Committee (Village) Turnout rate (%)
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Lamma Island (South) 39.13
(Sok Kwu Wan)
Ta Kwu Ling District 60.33
(Ha Shan Kai Wat,
Tai Po Tin,
Tak Yuet Lau)
Tai Po 60.56
(Lai Chi Shan,
Ng Tung Chai,
Tai Mei Tuk,
Yuen Leng Lei Uk)
Pat Heung 72.14
(Cheung Po Tsuen, Ho Pui Tsuen,
Lin Fa Tei, Ma On Kong Tsuen,
Ngau Keng Tsuen,
Sheung Che Tsuen,
Shui Tsan Tin Tsuen)
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Total: 67.30
Ends/Saturday, January 6, 2007
Issued at HKT 20:15
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