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SAI KUNG

WONG SHUI-SANG

SHA TIN EAST

CHEUNG CHI-YUEN

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DB MEMBER (E)

SHA TIN WEST

LAU KONG-WAH

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DB MEMBER (E)

TAI PO

TSUEN WAN

LAI KAM-CHEUNG, MICHAEL

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DB MEMBER (A)

CHAN WAI-YIP, ALBERT

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DB MEMBER (E)

TUEN MUN EAST

TSANG KWONG-YUEN

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TUEN MUN WEST

YUEN LONG

KWAI CHUNG EAST

KWAI CHUNG WEST AND TSING YI (UNCONTESTED)

NG MING-YUM

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DB MEMBER (E)

TANG KAM-FAT

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LEE WING-TAT

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DB MEMBER (E)

WONG MAN-TAI, JAMES

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+ELECTIONS HAVE DIRECT BEARING ON PEOPLE'S LIVES+

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THE URBAN COUNCIL AND REGIONAL COUNCIL ELECTIONS GIVE ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE AT THE LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT WHICH HAS A VERY DIRECT BEARING ON PEOPLE'S LIVES, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID THIS EVENING.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE CHARITY BALL OF THE TUNG WAH GROUP OF HOSPITALS, SIR EDWARD SAID: +A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE TURNED OUT, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, AND THERE HAS BEEN A WIDE RANGE OF CANDIDATES, AND THE VOTING PROCESS HAS BEEN FAIR AND ORDERLY AND EFFICIENT. AND I THINK ALL IN ALL THAT MEANS A VERY SATISFACTORY RESULT. +

ASKED WHETHER HE WAS SATISFIED WITH THE 24 PER CENT TURNOUT RATE UP TILL 9.30 PM, SIR EDWARD SAID THAT RATHER THAN GETTING FIXED ON PERCENTAGES, +WE GOT TO LOOK AT THE SITUATION AS A WHOLE+,

IN REPLY TO ANOTHER QUESTION WHETHER THE REACTION BY VOTERS TODAY BACKED THE CALL FOR DIRECT ELECTIONS, SIR EDWARD SAID WE MUST TAKE EACH SET OF ELECTIONS AS THEY CAME.

+THIS IS FOR A PARTICULAR LEVEL OF GOVERNMENT. BUT I THINK IT HAS UNDOUBTEDLY BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ELECTION DAY, HE SAID.

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