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Voters across the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region cast their ballots in the Legislative Council election on Sunday to pick 90 lawmakers who will serve in office for the next four years.

香港特别行政区选民周日参与立法会选举投票，选出90名议员，任期四年。

A total of 161nominees are in the fray for all 90 seats—20 seats from 10 geographical constituencies, 30 from 28 functional constituencies and 40 from the Election Committee Constituency.

共有161名候选人角逐全部90个席位——其中10个地方选区选举20席；28个功能界别选举30席；选举委员会界别选举40席。

The election, which is a key part of the city'srevamped local governance structure, saw active participation of voters from across society. The authorities set up 612 polling stations, primarily located in schools, community facilities and government buildings.

此次选举是本市改革后地方治理结构的重要组成部分，吸引了社会各界选民的积极参与。政府共设立612个投票站，主要设在学校、社区设施和政府大楼内。

Voting began at 7:30 am and ended at 11:30 pm, two hours longer than in previous elections. As of 10:30 pm on Sunday, the cumulativevoter turnout in the geographical constituencies stood at 31.43 percent—higher than the 30.2 percent recorded at the same time in the previous election—with nearly 1.3 million voters having cast their ballots.

选举投票于上午7时30分开始，晚上11时30分结束，较以往选举延长两小时。截至周日晚10时30分，地方选区的累计投票率达31.43%，高于上届选举同期30.2%的水平，近130万选民已完成投票。

Several functional constituencies and the Election Committee segment also reported good voter participation. In the functional constituencies, the overall turnout reached 39.48 percent, while voting within the Election Committee Constituency progressed rapidly, with a high turnout of 99.32 percent.

多个功能界别及选举委员会界别亦报告了良好的投票参与率。功能界别整体投票率达39.48%，而选举委员会界别的投票进程迅速推进，投票率高达99.32%。

Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu arrived at the Raimondi College polling station in the Mid-Levels area shortly after 8:30 am and cast his ballot. He called on all eligible voters to cast their ballots for representatives who will "drive reform and safeguard disaster victims".

香港行政长官李家超于上午8时30分抵达半山区的雷蒙迪书院投票站，完成投票后呼吁所有合资格选民