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(French) Les statistiques nationales clés : indicateurs démographiques et économiques telles que le Produit Intérieur brut (PIB), le chômage et les statistiques sur la population
| Question | Answer | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Openly licenced | No | |
| In an open and machine-readable format | HTML, XLS | |
| Downloadable at once | Yes | |
| Up-to-date | Yes | |
| Publicly available | Yes | |
| Available free of charge | Yes | |
| findable | 3 | |
| findable_steps | Visit https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016 > Election Results | |
| Collected by government | Yes | |
| usability | 3 | |
| collector_name | Registration and Electoral Office | |
| characteristics | Results for major electoral contests, Number of registered votes, Data available at polling station level | |
| location | https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2016/eng/rs_gc.html - 2016 Legislative Council Election, https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2015/eng/results.html?148 - 2015 District Councils Election, https://www.elections.gov.hk/legco2012/eng/results.html - 2012 Legislative Council Election, https://www.elections.gov.hk/dc2011/eng/results.html - 2011 District Councils Election |
As for findability, 2016 Legislative Council results are visible and straightforward. On the other hand, finding historical results can be challenging, although easily findable through Google search queries. Both the Registration and Electoral Office website and the elections dedicated site contain Copyright disclaimers. The first one states that “content available on this website, including but not limited to all text, graphics, drawings, diagrams, photographs and compilation of data or other materials are subject to copyright owned by the Registration and Electoral Office ("REO") or other entities. Except as expressly permitted herein or where prior written authorization is obtained from the REO, any reproduction, adaptation, distribution, dissemination or making available of such copyright works to the public is strictly prohibited” (https://www.reo.gov.hk/en/notices/notices.htm). The elections website explains that “unless otherwise indicated, the materials found on this site are subject to copyright owned by the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Permission is required in adopting, reproducing or redistributing photographs, graphics, and audio and video files on this website. Visitors are permitted to download, print, make copies of and distribute all other information on this site for personal or educational purposes, subject to the following conditions: 1. the copy or copies made must not be for re-sale or commercial distribution purpose; 2. the materials must be reproduced accurately; 3. the source of the materials must be identified and the copyright status acknowledged.” (https://www.elections.gov.hk/ce2017/eng/important.html)