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Voter turnout rate this morning encouraging

The Chief Secretary, Mrs Anson Chan, said the voter turnout at the Urban and Regional Councils elections so far this (Sunday) morning was quite encouraging as compared with the case in 1991. She was commenting on the elections after visiting the Elections Press Centre at the City Hall.

"I've just cast my vote. Today is Sunday. It's a splendid sunny day. So, just the right day to cast one's vote," she said.

"Of course, I would urge all voters to turn out to vote and there's still so many hours to go.

"The Urban Council and the Regional Council provide very essential services in terms of health facilities and a whole range of cultural and sporting facilities. So I very much hope that all those registered voters will turn out to vote today.'

Replying to a question about an incident this morning in the Shun Sau constituency in Kwun Tong, she stressed the importance of maintaining order during the elections.

End/Sunday, March 5, 1995

Baroness Dunn urges electors to exercise their right

Hong Kong citizens have come to understand the importance of selecting their own elected representatives, particularly for the Municipal Councils whose work touched the daily lives of Hong Kong people, the Senior Member of the Executive Council, Baroness Dunn, said.

"So I hope that all those who have registered will come out and exercise their right and their duty actively today," she said.

Speaking to reporters after casting her vote at the Raimondi College polling station today (Sunday), she said it was a milestone in the history of Hong Kong's political development.

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