Following are the voter turnout figures for the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election as at 12.30pm today (November 24):

                                                    Aggregate Aggregate
                                                    Voter        Turnout
District                      Electorate     Turnout     Rate (%)
——–                      ———-     ———      ——–

Hong Kong Island
———————

Central and Western   110,483        33,629      30.44%

Wan Chai                     74,839         23,504      31.41%

Eastern                       323,725       101,238     31.27%

Southern                     151,994        47,965      31.56%

Kowloon
———————

Yau Tsim Mong            129,150        40,888      31.66%

Sham Shui Po             204,046        65,007      31.86%

Kowloon City               201,858        66,925      33.15%

Wong Tai Sin               264,040        75,751      28.69%

Kwun Tong                  396,345       115,019     29.02%

New Territories
———————

Tsuen Wan                  169,773        55,602      32.75%

Tuen Mun                    296,282        92,942      31.37%

Yuen Long                   349,322        98,666      28.25%

North                          186,496        58,118      31.16%

Tai Po                         187,494        62,080      33.11%

Sai Kung                     274,293        87,442      31.88%

Sha Tin                       419,853       139,094     33.13%

Kwai Tsing                  308,771        92,981      30.11%

Islands                         84,213         23,733      28.18%

————————————————————-
Total                         4,132,977    1,280,584    30.98%

     The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.

     Following are the voter turnout figures for the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election as at 11.30am today (November 24):

                                                    Aggregate Aggregate
                                                    Voter        Turnout
District                      Electorate     Turnout     Rate (%)
——–                      ———-     ———      ——–

Hong Kong Island
———————

Central and Western   110,483        26,060      23.59%

Wan Chai                     74,839         18,396      24.58%

Eastern                       323,725        78,944      24.39%

Southern                     151,994        37,735      24.83%

Kowloon
———————

Yau Tsim Mong            129,150        31,967      24.75%

Sham Shui Po             204,046        51,531      25.25%

Kowloon City               201,858        53,292      26.40%

Wong Tai Sin               264,040        60,083      22.76%

Kwun Tong                  396,345        90,125      22.74%

New Territories
———————

Tsuen Wan                  169,773        43,613      25.69%

Tuen Mun                    296,282        73,097      24.67%

Yuen Long                   349,322        76,561      21.92%

North                          186,496        45,993      24.66%

Tai Po                         187,494        49,115      26.20%

Sai Kung                     274,293        69,142      25.21%

Sha Tin                       419,853       109,973     26.19%

Kwai Tsing                  308,771        72,717      23.55%

Islands                         84,213         18,756      22.27%

————————————————————-
Total                         4,132,977    1,007,100    24.37%

     The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.

     The Education Bureau (EDB) reminded all kindergartens, schools for children with physical disability and schools for children with intellectual disability to resume classes tomorrow (‪November 25‬).

     All primary schools, secondary schools and some special schools had resumed classes on November 20.

     As the road and traffic conditions have not fully recovered, the EDB reminded students and parents to pay attention to traffic news and relevant announcements before leaving home for school. Schools are also advised to continue to adopt contingency measures according to school-based mechanisms and exercise flexibility in handling individual students' lateness or absence due to traffic problems.

     If individual schools affected by social incidents need more time to prepare for class resumption, they may work out school-based contingency measures and notify parents as soon as possible. If individual schools are under special situations, they may also take the initiative to contact the bureau and appropriate support will be provided as necessary.

     The EDB will continue to monitor the latest development and provide schools with timely advice and support.

     Following are the voter turnout figures for the 2019 District Council Ordinary Election as at 10.30am today (November 24):

                                                    Aggregate Aggregate
                                                    Voter        Turnout
District                      Electorate     Turnout     Rate (%)
——–                      ———-     ———      ——–

Hong Kong Island
———————

Central and Western   110,483        18,024      16.31%

Wan Chai                     74,839         13,349      17.84%

Eastern                       323,725        56,855      17.56%

Southern                     151,994        26,686      17.56%

Kowloon
———————

Yau Tsim Mong            129,150        22,792      17.65%

Sham Shui Po             204,046        37,180      18.22%

Kowloon City               201,858        38,467      19.06%

Wong Tai Sin               264,040        42,974      16.28%

Kwun Tong                  396,345        64,662      16.31%

New Territories
———————

Tsuen Wan                  169,773        31,649      18.64%

Tuen Mun                    296,282        52,328      17.66%

Yuen Long                   349,322        53,790      15.40%

North                          186,496        32,998      17.69%

Tai Po                         187,494        35,392      18.88%

Sai Kung                     274,293        49,584      18.08%

Sha Tin                       419,853        78,275      18.64%

Kwai Tsing                  308,771        52,207      16.91%

Islands                         84,213         13,243      15.73%

————————————————————-
Total                         4,132,977      720,455     17.43%

     The voter turnout figures are for temporary reference only.

     Following is the transcript of remarks by the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, at a media session after casting her vote at Raimondi College at Central and Western District this morning(November 24):
 
Chief Executive: Good morning. Let me just say a few words in English. Today is a voting day of the District Council Elections, which are held once every four years. I appeal to all registered voters in Hong Kong to come out to cast your vote to select your preferred candidate to represent your interests in the next term of the District Councils, which will start on January 1, 2020. District Councils are a very important partner of the Hong Kong SAR Government in addressing district affairs, in promoting district interests and also in undertaking many district-based projects. I hereby pledge that the Hong Kong SAR Government will continue to fully support the work of the District Councils, provide more resources and listen more attentively to the views and opinions expressed by the District Council members on behalf of the local population. We are facing an extremely challenging situation in organising this year’s elections but I’m pleased to say that with the concerted efforts of all parties, including, of course, over 30,000 civil servants in many departments working today, we should have a relatively peaceful and calm environment to conduct these elections successfully. Thank you very much.
  
Reporter: Mrs Lam, this is your confidence vote. Are you confident in winning support from the citizens?
 
Chief Executive: Today’s vote is for registered voters to select their preferred candidates to represent their district’s interests in the 18 District Councils. I’m sure each registered voter will take into account all factors in deciding their choices.
  
(Please also refer to the Chinese portion of the transcript.)