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* he has been working, whether or not for the same employer, for four weeks or more for at least 18 hours in each of the four weeks immediately preceding the date of application; or
* he is able to show a consistent pattern of employment during the period of not less than 12 months immediately preceding the date of application, although he has only been engaged in work for less than 18 hours per week at the time of application.
Exceptional cases would be considered individually on their own merits.
On the question of whether a "redundant worker" is entitled to vote in the new FC election, the Chairman said if such a worker was already on the Register and was genuinely in between jobs, then, his name would not be deleted from the Register and he would still be entitled to vote in the September elections.
But the worker has to update with the Registration and Electoral Office (REO) particulars of his employer after he has secured a new job, he added.
He also encouraged electors to report to the REO any change of personal particulars such as change of job or address.
End/Wednesday, June 28, 1995
Goodwill disclosure of voter data defended
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In response to a press commentary published today (Wednesday), Chairman of the Boundary and Election Commission, Mr Justice Woo Kwok-hing, said prospective candidates and political parties might be given, upon request, soft copies of the extracts from the Provisional Register (PR) so as to allow them more time to prepare for the forthcoming Legislative Council election campaigns.
The Chairman said this was yet another new arrangement the Commission introduced to facilitate prospective candidates preparing for the September elections.
He said tougher rules had been set to safeguard against misuse of information in the voter register. Request for and use of such information must be solely for the purpose related to a particular election.
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