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(B) THE MINIMUM WAGE RANGE WILL BE REPLACED BY A MINIMUM WAGE OF HK DOLLARS 2,300 PER MONTH. THE NEW LEVEL REPRESENTS AN INCREASE OF HK DOLLARS 400 PER MONTH OVER THE LOWER END OF THE PRESENT RANGE. THE NEW WAGE WILL BE APPLICABLE TO NEW CONTRACTS ATTESTED AFTER A PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT HAS PEEN MADE IN MID-APRIL:
(C) FDHS HAVE BEEN NORMALLY ALLOWED TO CHANGE EMPLOYER AFTER THE FIRST YEAR OF A TWO YEAR CONTRACT. FDHS EMPLOYED UNDER NEW CONTRACTS WILL NOW NOT BE ALLOWED TO CHANGE EMPLOYER IN EITHER THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR IN FUTURE, EXCEPT IN EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCES (E.G. WHEN AN EMPLOYER IS UNABLE TO CONTINUE WITH THE CONTRACT BECAUSE OF EXTERNAL TRANSFER, DEATH OR FOR FINANCIAL REASONS):
(D) A NEW CONDITION OF STAY WILL BE IMPOSED TO THE EFFECT THAT IF A FDH'S CONTRACT IS TERMINATED THE FDH WILL BE ALLOWED TO STAY IN HONG KONG ONLY FOR THE REMAINDER OF HER CURRENT SIX MONTHS ÜR FOR TWO WEEKS AFTER THE TERMINATION OF HER CONTRACT, WHICHEVER IS SHORTER. THE REASON FOR INTRODUCING THIS PROVISION IS TO ENSURE THAT FDHS DO NOT STAY ON TO WORK ILLEGALLY FOR OTHER PEOPLE WITHOUT A CONTRACT AFTER TERMINATING A CONTRACT EARLY IN THE SIX-MONTH PERIOD:
(E) THOSE FDHS WHO WORK OUT THE TWO YEAR CONTRACT WILL BE ALLOWED TO RENEW IT OR BE CONTRACTED TO A NEW EMPLOYER BEFORE LEAVING FOR THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. THEY CAN THEN RETURN TO WORK
FOR THE OLD EMPLOYER OR THE NEW ONE. BUT THOSE WHOSE CONTRACTS ARE BROKEN BEFORE THEY HAVE RUN THEIR NATURAL COURSE, WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO ENTER INTO NEW CONTRACTS BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG. THE REASONS FOR INTRODUCTING THIS PROVISION IS TO ENSURE THAT FDHS DO NOT JOB- HOP, AT THE ORIGINAL EMPLOYERS EXPENSE, SOON AFTER THEY HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG:
(F) FDHS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WORK PART-TIME NOW AND THIS WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE CASE. PUBLICITY WILL BE INCREASED TO REMIND PEOPLE THAT PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT OF FHDS IS ILLEGAL:
(G) FDHS WHO BREACH CONDITIONS OF STAY (BY OVERSTAYING, OR BY WORKING ILLEGALLY PART-TIME OR FULL TIME, OR BY WORKING IN JOBS OTHER THAN DOMESTIC SERVICE) WILL BE REMOVED FROM HONG KONG AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO COME AGAIN TO WORK AS FDHS:
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