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Turnout rates for the Indigenous Inhabitant Representative (IIR) Elections in the 2007 Village Representative Elections which began at 12 noon today (January 7) are set out according to the respective Rural Committees as follows (as at 7pm):
Rural Committee (Village) Turnout rate (%)
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Mui Wo 81.13%
(Pak Ngan Heung)
Ta Kwu Ling District 80.51%
(Chuk Yuen,
Fung Wong Wu,
Muk Wu)
Tai Po 65.58%
(Kau Lung Hang,
Pan Chung,
Sha Lo Tung Cheung Uk,
Sha Lo Tung Lei Uk,
She Shan,
Sheung Wun Yiu,
Tai Hang,
Tai Kau San Tsuen,
Tai Po Kau Hui,
Ting Kok)
Pat Heung 65.84%
(Wang Toi Shan Shan Tsuen)
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Total: 67.73%
Ends/Sunday, January 7, 2007
Issued at HKT 20:23
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