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"There is, however, no provision under the law for reimbursement of the election expenses of the two candidates concerned."
Apart from Mr Wong, the other candidate of the constituency for the District Board elections on September 18 was Mr Chan Kok-wah.
The spokesman said experienced polling staff would be employed as far as possible.
"The guidelines for these staff will be further improved. There will be a more intensive training programme for them to reduce any possible human
errors."
Key polling staff would have practical sessions at mock polling station, he added.
End/Thursday, January 12, 1995
REO seeks information from 700,000 employers
The Registration and Electoral Office (REO) will from today (Thursday) send letters to more than 700.000 employers in Hong Kong requesting them to provide names and identity card numbers of their employees.
The purpose is for the registration of electors for the nine new Functional Constituencies (FCs) for the Legislative Council Elections on September 17.
A spokesman for the REO said confirmation would also be sought from the employers about their main line of business.
He said the office would be able to send out the letter to all targeted employers within two to three weeks.
"The information is absolutely necessary in order that a simple registration procedure could be adopted."