MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1982
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ABERDEEN TO AP LEI CHAU FERRY SERVICE FARES
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FERRY FARES BETWEEN ABERDEEN AND AP LEI CHAU WILL BE RAISED FROM WEDNESDAY (FEBRUARY 17), A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
THE ADULT FARE WILL BE INCREASED FROM 40 CENTS TO 50 CENTS AND FROM 20 CENTS TO 30 CENTS FOR CHILDREN.
IN ADDITION, STUDENT MONTHLY TICKETS WILL BE RAISED FROM $12 TO $15 WHILE 'FACTORY-GIRL' MONTHLY TICKETS WILL GO UP FROM $24 TO $30 FROM MARCH 1.
HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE IN FREIGHT CHARGES.
*THE FARE INCREASE IS DUE TO A RISE IN OPERATIONAL COSTS,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
EMPLOYERS REMINDED TO CHECK VR CARDS
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EMPLOYERS WISHING TO EMPLOY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ARE REMINDED THAT THEY MUST CHECK THE LATTER'S REFUGEE CARDS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE LAWFULLY EMPLOYABLE.
AND THOSE ALREADY EMPLOYING VIETNAMESE REFUGEES ARE REQUIRED TO CHECK THE REFUGEE CARDS EVERY PAY DAY TO MAKE SURE THAT THE IR EMPLOYABLE STATUS HAS NOT CHANGED.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1981, A VIETNAMESE REFUGEE IS LAWFULLY EMPLOYABLE ONLY IF HIS REFUGEE CARD DOES NOT PROHIBIT HIM FROM TAKING EMPLOYMENT.
THE WORDS +EMPLOYMENT NOT PERMITTED+ WOULD BE CLEARLY MARKED IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE ON BOTH SIDES OF A REFUGEE CARD IF THE HOLDER IS PROHIBITED FROM TAKING EMPLOYMENT, HE SAID.
REFUGEE CARDS ARE ISSUED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AS A TEMPORARY DOCUMENT OF PROOF OF IDENTITY, PENDING THE REFUGEE'S PERMANENT RESETTLEMENT OVERSEAS.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT CAMP PASSES, ISSUED BY THE VARIOUS CAMPS, CANNOT BE REGARDED AS REFUGEE CARDS.
EMPLOYERS SHOULD THEREFORE INSIST ON SEEING THE REFUGEE CARDS BEFORE DECIDING ON WHETHER OR NOT TO EMPLOY A VIETNAMESE REFUGEE.
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY ARE REQUIRED BY LAW TO CHECK THE REFUGEE CARD EVERY PAY DAY TO MAKE SURE THE IR VIETNAMESE REFUGEE EMPLOYEES REMAIN LAWFULLY EMPLOYABLE.
ANY EMPLOYER WHO EMPLOYS A VIETNAMESE REFUGEE WHO IS NOT PERMITTED TO WORK RISKS A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50 000 AND ONE YEAR'S IMPRISONMENT.
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