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SCA looks forward to increased turnout
The Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Mr Nicholas Ng, was out early today (Sunday) to cast his vote at a polling station in Causeway Bay.
After leaving the station at Kung Lee College in Tai Hang Drive, Mr Ng urged people to vote and looked forward to an increased turnout in the Legislative Council election.
Mr Ng said the last two elections, the District Board elections last September and the Municipal Council election in March, showed a higher turnout than for previous polls.
"We look forward to the same pattern this time," he said.
"What we are striving at today is to elect a representative Legislative Council who can represent Hong Kong people, who are returned in an open and fair manner."
End/Sunday, September 17, 1995
Elections smooth and orderly: SCA
The whole electoral system has been designed with the objective of an orderly, a smooth, an open and a fair election in mind.
"And so far if you look at it across the board generally, it has been a very smooth and orderly election," the Secretary for Constitutional Affairs, Mr Nicholas Ng, said today (Sunday) after touring a polling station in Kwun Tong.
"Hong Kong people are pragmatic. They realised that this is an opportunity. This is an opportunity for a fair and open election. And they certainly would make the best use of this opportunity.
he said.
"And if you look at the turnout in absolute number, it's more than that in 1991,"
Commenting on the complaints received, Mr Ng said there had been a few isolated incidents.