Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa (centre), Electoral Affairs Commission Chairman Woo Kwok-hing (right) and Secretary for Constitutional Affairs Stephen Lam open a ballot box at a polling station at Happy Valley constituency Sunday night after voting ended at 10:30 pm. Tung said he was proud that 1.06 million voters cast their ballots, representing a turnout of 44 per cent, both figures setting a record. [newsphoto.com.cn]

Tsang Yok-sing, DAB chairman, canvasses votes for his party colleague Choy So-yuk Sunday at Kam Ping in Eastern District. Choy beat rival Leung Kwok-hung (Long Hair) and Jack Wong Shing-kwong to win the constituency. [China Daily]

Ip Kwok-him (L), deputy chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, reacts beside his competitor Cyd Ho after Ip lost in a district election in Hong Kong early November 24, 2003. A record 44 percent, or more than one million voters, cast their ballots on Sunday's poll. [Reuters]

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