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(13 Sep 2004) 1. Pan of central polling centre 2. Various of people looking at the the vote result displaying on board 3. Results being displayed on the board 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Martin Lee, opposition lawmaker: "As a result of some calculation mistakes on the part of the government, there were not enough ballot boxes in many of the polling stations. And some people had to be turned back. Others have to wait for a long time. So once this come to the public, a number of voters were deterred to going to vote." 5. Wide shot of winners on stage, (from left: former radio host, Albert Cheng King-hon, Li Wah-ming of the Democratic Party, Alan Leong Kah-kit, Chan Kam-lam, Chan Yuen-han) 6. Pan from the press to winners of the on stage 7. Winners waving hands 8. SOUNDBITE: (English) Albert Cheng, former radio host: "I think a lot of things can be improved, but I think the Democrats have been hit by the scandals. That's very unfortunate during the election, that hurts their chances of winning more seats." 9. Winners from left: Emily Lau Wai-hing of The Frontier, Andrew Cheng Kar-foo of the Democratic Party, Leung Kwok-hung, Tong Ka-wah, Lau Kong-wah of the DAB 10. Close up of Leung Kwok-hung surrounded by press 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Leung Kwok-hung, veteran protester: "Secondly I want to thank those who vote me in, you have to be courageous, since I am a kind of outspoken radical, if anyone vote for me, maybe somebody will think this guy is an idiot, now they have already run away from this kind of shadow." 12. Various of Leung Kwok-hung STORYLINE: Pro-democracy opposition figures scored a few new seats in Hong Kong's legislature but fell short of expectations, partial results showed on Monday as critics attacked problems with the voting and the counting. The opposition camp appeared to have won 25 of 60 total seats, up from 22 in the current legislature, according to partial official results and political scientists who analysed the outcome of the complicated contest. The pro-democracy side fell far short of a majority, while the pro-Beijing and pro-government rivals did better than expected despite Hong Kong's dissatisfaction with a recent decision from China ruling out full democracy for now. But Sunday's contest was plunged into controversy even before the results were tallied. Polling stations ran short of ballot boxes, prompting some angry people to give up rather than wait to cast their vote. Constitutional Affairs Secretary Stephen Lam apologized and promised an immediate investigation, but critics weren't appeased. Election workers were conducting a recount of votes on Hong Kong Island after opposition lawmakers charged that some ballot boxes had been left unguarded and the initial tally of votes exceeded the number of ballots issued. But their is only one seat in dispute. The most dramatic victory went to Hong Kong's best-known activist, a veteran protester known as "Longhair" Leung Kwok-hung who is known for burning flags, shouting at officials and demanding that China atone for its deadly crackdown on the Tiananmen Square democracy movement in June 1989. The opposition Democratic Party acknowledged not performing as well as it had hoped ever since 500,000 people turned out on July 1, 2003, for an anti-government protest that sparked a so-called "people power" movement that shifted the political landscape. Analysts had predicted ahead of Sunday's vote that the pro-democratic camp, which also includes politicians from smaller parties and independents, could win up to 28 seats in this former British colony. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...