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THURSDAY, APRIL 2, 1981
SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE 50-MEMBER COMMITTEE, THE NEW CHAIRMAN, MADAM LEUNG SING-TAK, SAID THEY WOULD ALL TRY TO LIVE UP TO THE EXPECTATIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND THE IR PREDECESSORS AND CONTINUE TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL LIFE IN YUEN LONG.
OTHER GUESTS AT TODAY'S CEREMONY INCLUDED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MRS ANSON CHAN-
MRS ANSON CHAN- YUEN LONG DISTRICT OFFICER, MR FUNG KWOK-KEUNG- AND FORMER MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR STEPHEN CHIU.
WARNING ABOUT BOGUS LABOUR INSPECTORS
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EMPLOYERS WERE REMINDED TODAY (THURSDAY) TO BE ON GUARD AGAINST BOGUS LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS,
THE REMINDER WAS ISSUED BY A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT FOLLOWING THE RECEIPT OF THREE REPORTS IN ONE WEEK OF PEOPLE IMPERSONATING LABOUR INSPECTORS OF THE DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE REPORTS WERE MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT BY EMPLOYERS WHO HAD RECEIVED TELEPHONE CALLS FROM PEOPLE CLAIMING TO BE LABOUR INSPECTORS.
THE CALLERS REPORTEDLY ASKED THE EMPLOYERS FOR PARTICULARS OF THE IR FACTOR IES OR FIRMS AND INDICATED THEY WOULD BE CALLING ON THEM SHORTLY.
THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED: +ANY EMPLOYER WHO RECEIVES SUCK TELEPHONE CALLS IN THE FUTURE SHOULD INFORM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR THE POLICE IMMEDIATELY.+
+THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT NEVER TELEPHONES EMPLOYERS TO ALERT THEM OF ANY IMPENDING VISITS. LABOUR INSPECTORS VISIT FACTORIES OR COMMERCIAL FIRMS AT RANDOM AND WITHOUT GIVING NOTICE.+
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT ALL LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICERS CARRIED WITH THEM GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARDS AND WARRANTS BEARING THE IR PHOTOGRAPHS AND NAMES.
+MEMBERS OF THE FACTORY, LABOUR AND OTHER INSPECTORATES OF THE DEPARTMENT ARE UNDER INSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY THEMSELVES BY PRODUCING THEIR WARRANTS WHEN VISITING PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT.+
+EMPLOYERS SHOULD BE ALERT TO PEOPLE IMPERSONATING OFFICERS OF THE DEPARTMENT. IF IN DOUBT THEY SHOULD CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY OR REPORT TO THE NEAREST POLICE STATION,+ HE ADDED.
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