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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1994
POLL STATIONS ACCESSIBLE TO HANDICAPPED
RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT EVERY EFFORT HAD BEEN MADE TO HELP THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ELECTORS IN THE FORTHCOMING DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS ON SEPTEMBER 18.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID ABOUT 170 POLLING STATIONS HAD IDENTIFIED THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THESE ELECTORS ON POLLING DAY.
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"WHERE THERE ARE ONE OR TWO STEPS LEADING TO A POLLING STATION, RAMP OR WOODEN PLANK WOULD BE PROVIDED TO HELP ACCESS," HE SAID.
IN ADDITION, 22 SPECIFIED POLLING STATIONS WOULD BE OPENED FOR THE PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED ELECTORS.
HE REMINDED THOSE ELECTORS WHO WISHED TO VOTE AT THE SPECIFIED POLLING STATIONS TO APPLY TO THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER. THE LAST DAY FOR APPLICATIONS IS TOMORROW (TUESDAY).
UPON APPROVAL, THEY SHALL ONLY BE ENTITLED TO VOTE AT THE SPECIFIED POLLING STATION ALLOCATED TO THEM, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
WATER STORAGE FIGURE
STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 97.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 570.646 MILLION CUBIC METRES.
THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 463.621 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 79.1 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.
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