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(11) Term of recruitment.
(12) Guarantee from reliable firm established in China.
In addition to the above stipulations, the recruiting agent
shall, while representing the employer in concluding agree-
ment with the labourers, conform to the Principles governing
Contracts for Labourers proceeding abroad, and the contracts
shall be chopped by a reliable firm established in China as
guarantee.
The period allowed for the recruiting of labourers shall not
exceed one year.
The recruiting agent may not recruit labourers outside the
stated in his licence.
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On his application for a licence having been approved by the
Overseas Affairs Committee the recruiting agent shall pay a
fee of twenty dollars in addition to two dollars stamp duty.
Should a recruiting agent fail to commence recruiting within
six months from the issue of his licence, then such licence
shall be cancelled.
Before a licence is issued, the recruiting agent shall make a
deposit as follows with such bank as shall be designated by
the Overseas Affairs Committee:-
(a) Where the number of labourers to be recruited does
not exceed 200, a deposit of $2,000.
(b) Where the number of labourers to be recruited does
not exceed 500, a deposit of $5,000.
(c) Where the total number of labourers to be recruited
does not exceed 1,000, a deposit of $10,000.
(a) where the total number of labourers to be recruited
does not exceed 2,000, a deposit of $20,000.
(e) Where the total number of labourers to be recruited
exceeds 20,000, the amount of the deposit shall be
fixed by the Overseas Affairs Committee.
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