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It had been conducted smoothly and calmly, he observed: "The number of votes cast in our elections last Sunday (September 17) was hugely greater than in any previous election.
"I think that the votes last week were votes for Hong Kong's way of life. I think they were votes for ensuring that the guarantees of the future of that way of life are acted upon in the next few years," said Mr Patten.
End/Thursday, September 21, 1995
Electoral system sound: Mr Justice Woo
The Chairman of the Boundary and Election Commission, Mr Justice Woo Kwok-hing, today (Thursday) stressed that the electoral system was sound.
The Chairman also dispersed doubts that the system might be discredited because of a miscalculation in the counting record of the Kowloon South-east constituency in Sunday's Legislative Council Elections. "It was only an isolated incident and I don't think there is any inherent weakness in the system," he said.
The staff of the Registration and Electoral Office have conducted a thorough check of the arithermatical accuracy of all the available counting records and confirmed that the calculations of the votes counted in respect of all the constituencies other than the Kowloon South-east are correct.
The Chairman said the Commission would review the arrangements to tighten up procedures and introduce more checks and balances to enhance the integrity, transparency and the credibility of the system.
End/Thursday, September 21, 1995
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