Record low 30 per cent turnout in Hong Kong poll: Official
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Only 1,350,680 of the 4,472,863 registered voters cast their ballots for city lawmakers.
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HONG KONG (AFP) - Hong Kong registered a record low 30 per cent voter turnout in the first legislature poll held under new rules imposed by China, an election official said Sunday (Dec 19).
Hong Kong's top election official, Barnabas Fung, said only 1,350,680 of the 4,472,863 registered voters cast their ballots for city lawmakers, in what was the lowest turnout in three decades.
