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NAME
MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN
MR WONG WANG-FAT, ANDREW
DR RICHARD LAI
MR TAI CHIN-WAH
MR LEE YU-TA1
MR LIU LIT-FOR
DR TSE CHI-WAI, DANIEL
MR POON CHI-FAI
CONSTITUENCY
URBAN COUNCIL
NEW TERRITORIES (EAST)
NEW TERRITORIES (SOUTH)
NEW TERRITORIES (WEST)
HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST)
HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST)
KOWLOON CITY
KWUN TONG
MR CHUNG PUI-LÀM
SHAM SHUI PO
MR CHAN CHAI-KEUNG, JACKIE
SOUTH KOWLOON
DR LAM KUI-SHING, CONRAD
WONG TAI SIN
HIGH LEGAL TURN-OUT EXPECTED PIERS JACOBS
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SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR PIERS JACOBS, SAID THIS (THURSDAY) MORNING THAT HE EXPECTED A VERY HIGH TURN-OUT IN THE LEGAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY.
HE WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS OUTSIDE THE LEGAL FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY POLLING STATION AT THE LAW SOCIETY CONFERENCE ROOM IN SWIRE HOUSE, WHERE HE CAST HIS VOTE.
HE SAID: +LAWYERS AS YOU KNOW ARE QUITE POLITICAL CREATURES, THEY ENJOY ELECTIONS+.
MR JACOBS HOWEVER DECLINED TO MAKE A GUESS ON THE PERCENTAGE OF VOTER TURN-OUT FOR THE CONSTITUENCY AND SAID, I'M NOT GOING TO PLACE A BET ON PERCENTAGE, BUT I WOULD EXPECT A VERY HIGH TURN-OUT+.
COMPARING THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ELECTIONS WITH THE PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION IN BRITAIN IN WHICH HE VOTED ABOUT 25 YEARS AGO, MR JACOBS SAID FOR THE ONE IN BRITAIN, ONE TENDED TO VOTE ON A PARTY TICKET, WHEREAS IN THIS ELECTION IN THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ONE WAS MUCH CONCERNED WITH THE CANDIDATES.
/IT WAS
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