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Article 10
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PART IV PROVISIONS CONCERNING MIGRANT WORKERS
There is no migration for employment within Hong Kong because, due
its limited
limited area, all people are employed within reach of their homes. There is some emigration of labour to other countries, such as West Germany, People's Republic of China, Nigeria, Canada and Bermuda. The Contracts for Employment
for Employment Outside Hong Kong Ordinance empowers the Commissioner for Labour to attest contracts of employment entered into in Hong Kong by manual workers before they go outside Hong Kong for employment. Before attesting such a contract of employment, the Commissioner must be satisfied that the terms of the contract are in compliance with the provisions of the ordinance. In addition, the Commissioner may also refuse to attest any contract if he considers that the terms of the contract are unfair to the worker or do not adequately protect the workers' interest. Any contract which has not been attested by the Commissioner is not enforceable against the worker.
In recent years, there has been a decrease in the total number of workers going abroad on attested contracts or being re-engaged outside Hong Kong. The numbers of such first and re-engagement employment contracts attested under the Contracts for Employment Outside Hong Kong Ordinance in the past six years by the Labour Department are as follows :
Year
1985
1986
1987
First Contract
440
256
Re-engagement contract
135 122
LTT
1988
1989
1990 (up to
30.6.1990)
255
218
200
101
134 106
111
The decrease is mainly due to ample employment opportunities in Hong Kong during these years.
Article 11
As far as the movement of labour within the small geographical area of Hong Kong is concerned, the problem mentioned in this article does not arise. With regard to movement of labour to areas outside Hong Kong, the point is covered by the answer under Article 10.
Article 12
Except as detailed in the following paragraphs, Hong Kong has not had recourse to the labour resources of any country under a different administration. No territory has found it necessary to approach the Hong Kong Government with a view to regulating the conditions under which their nationals are employed.
A special scheme for the importation of a limited number of skilled labour was introduced in May 1989 as a temporary measure to provide relief to those industries which were affected most severely by the shortage of skilled workers. Under the scheme, employers were allowed import into Hong Kong up to a total of 3 000 skilled workers at
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