At your fingertips: You can access information about the 159 candidates at any time through the LegCo Election website.

Want to find out more about Legislative Council candidates? Visit  www.elections.gov.hk where you can find a wealth of useful information, including the platforms, photographs and personal particulars of the 159 hopefuls running in the election.

The website offers information on the forthcoming election, such as the delineation of the geographical constituencies, electoral guidelines, polling and counting station addresses as well as publicity materials.

It also covers details of all candidates, including the 35 lists of 88 candidates contesting for 30 seats in the five geographical constituencies and the 71 candidates competing for another 30 seats in the 28 functional constituencies.

As polling day approaches, Internet users can keep abreast of the polls through the website. Hourly voter turnout rates and election results will be released through the website as soon as they are available on the polling day.

The 2004 Legislative Council election will be held on Sunday, September 12. A total of 501 polling stations will be open from 7.30am to 10.30pm on that day for more than 3.2 million registered electors to cast their votes.