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He said only "working persons" engaged in economic activities in Hong Kong for remuneration, whether as employees or self-employed persons, are entitled to have a second vote in one of the nine new functional constituency elections in the September Legislative Council elections.
The spokesman said it was the standard practice for the REO to follow up, either by telephone or by letter, with applicants the information provided in whose application was unclear or incomplete.
He said if an applicant stated in his application that he was a casual worker, then, he would be regarded as a self-employed person and it would not be necessary for him to provide information about his employer.
"Of course, if an applicant stated that he was unemployed, then, he would not be qualified as an elector for reasons stated above," he added.
The spokesman aiso said REO operated a 24-hour enquiry hotline - 2891 1001 - for the public to make enquiries, adding that its staff had been working late at night in the past couple of months and there was no reason for the public of not being able to make enquiries and be answered of points in question over the phone.
He said the office was still issuing notifications to electors informing them of the details of their registration.
Any member of the public might personally lodge with the Registration Officer an objection as regards any entry or a claim in respect of the entry or any omission concerning himself in the Provisional Register, on or before July 5.
End/Monday, June 26, 1995
Water storage figure
Storage in Hong Kong's reservoirs at 9 am today (Monday) stood at 67.4 per cent of capacity or 394.839 million cubic metres.
This time last year the reservoirs contained 416.423 million cubic metres of water, representing 71.1 per cent of capacity.
End/Monday, June 26, 1995