800-member panel to choose next leader in HK

时间：2006-12-11 03:26:27

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A man watches introduction of candidates of a committee that will choose the Hong Kong's next leader in Hong Kong, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2006.
 
Dec. 11 - An elite1 slice of the Hong Kong electorate2 voted Sunday to pick members of a committee that will choose the city's next leader.

 

Nearly half, or 373, of the 800 seats have already been determined3 because those races are uncontested or the electors are appointed.

 

However, competition is still keen for the remaining seats, with 803 candidates contesting 427 spots in 23 subsectors. The contested seats have been allocated4 to professional or civic5 organizations representing groups such as accountants, educators, lawyers and laborers6.

 

Pang7 Kin-kee, the elections chief, said Sunday that he expected turnout to be higher than in the previous committee election, in 2000.

 

"I believe the election will be fiercer this time," Pang said after visiting one of the voting stations. "The weather is also good today. I think the turnout rate will be higher than the 19 percent of last time."

 

In the first five hours of voting, 14,390, or 7 percent, of the 204,000 registered voters have cast their votes in 110 voting stations. Results were expected early Monday.

 

Anson Chan, a former No.2 official, also called on voters to exercise their votes.

 

"Today's selection of members who will represent the various subsectors of the election committee is the first milestone8 down the road to election of the next chief executive. It is therefore a very important day for Hong Kong," Chan said in a statement. Chan announced in September that she would not run for leader.

 

Since 1997, the city has been governed under a "one country, two systems" formula, designed to give it a large amount of autonomy.

 

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1 elite CqzxN     
n.精英阶层；实力集团；adj.杰出的，卓越的
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  • The power elite inside the government is controlling foreign policy.政府内部的一群握有实权的精英控制着对外政策。
  • We have a political elite in this country.我们国家有一群政治精英。
2 electorate HjMzk     
n.全体选民；选区
参考例句：
  • The government was responsible to the electorate.政府对全体选民负责。
  • He has the backing of almost a quarter of the electorate.他得到了几乎1/4选民的支持。
3 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
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  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
4 allocated 01868918c8cec5bc8773e98ae11a0f54     
adj. 分配的 动词allocate的过去式和过去分词
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  • The Ford Foundation allocated millions of dollars for cancer research. 福特基金会拨款数百万美元用于癌症研究。
  • More funds will now be allocated to charitable organizations. 现在会拨更多的资金给慈善组织。
5 civic Fqczn     
adj.城市的，都市的，市民的，公民的
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  • I feel it is my civic duty to vote.我认为投票选举是我作为公民的义务。
  • The civic leaders helped to forward the project.市政府领导者协助促进工程的进展。
6 laborers c8c6422086151d6c0ae2a95777108e3c     
n.体力劳动者，工人( laborer的名词复数 )；（熟练工人的）辅助工
参考例句：
  • Laborers were trained to handle 50-ton compactors and giant cranes. 工人们接受操作五十吨压土机和巨型起重机的训练。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Wage-labour rests exclusively on competition between the laborers. 雇佣劳动完全是建立在工人的自相竞争之上的。 来自英汉非文学 - 共产党宣言
7 pang OKixL     
n.剧痛，悲痛，苦闷
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  • She experienced a sharp pang of disappointment.她经历了失望的巨大痛苦。
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8 milestone c78zM     
n.里程碑；划时代的事件
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