SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1983
TWENTY PERSONS IN 20 ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY. THEY TOO HAVE BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR INVESTIGATION.
SIXTEEN ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND TO BE KEEPING EITHER NO RECORD OR IMPROPER RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES. THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ALSO SUMMONED 108 ESTABLISHMENTS TO PRESENT THEIR EMPLOYEE RECORDS FOR INSPECTION AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT OFFERING EMPLOYMENT TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IS AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO $50 000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR ONE YEAR.
DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY PRAISES ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY
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THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR JOHN YAXLEY PAID TRIBUTE TODAY (SATURDAY) TO THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY FOR ITS CONTRIBUTION TO HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT.
HE WAS OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTORS PLANT IN KWAI FONG. THE
COMPANY IS THE WORLD'S SECOND BIGGEST SUPPLIER OF SEMICONDUCTORS.
*THE STORY OF MOTOROLA SEMICONDUCTORS HONG KONG IS, IN A WAY,
A PARALLEL TO THE STORY OF OUR ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, + SAID MR YAXLEY.
+BEGINNING 15 YEARS AGO AS A SMALL TESTING AREA FOR TRANSISTORS AND AS A SALES OFFICE IN HONG KONG, THE ORGANISATION HAS GROWN RAPIDLY. THIS NEW FACILITY WHICH REPRESENTS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR INVESTMENT SIGNIFIES THE ORGANISATION'S DETERMINATION TO CONTINUE EXPANDING AND UPGRADING ITS OPERATIONS.
+ IT IS A DEMONSTRATION OF HOW FAR THE HONG KONG ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY HAS COME, AND AN INDICATOR OF THE WAY FORWARD, MR YAXLEY REMARKED.
HONG KONG'S ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, CHARACTERISED BY A NUMBER OF FACTORIES ASSEMBLING TRANSISTOR RADIOS 15 YEARS AGO, HAS NOW DEVELOPED INTO PRODUCING HIGH-TECHNOLOGY ITEMS SUCH AS WAFER CHIPS, MICRO COMPUTERS AND TELECOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT. MR YAXLEY NOTED THAT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY WAS NOT CONFINED TO ITSELF BECAUSE OF THE WIDESPREAD APPLICATION OF ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY TO CONSUMER PRODUCTS IN VARIOUS OTHER INDUSTRIES.
+ADVANCES IN ELECTRONICS HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR BRINGING
AS INDIVIDUALS AND ABOUT MASSIVE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENTS. AS RESPONSIBLE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY WE MUST BE PREPARED FOR THESE ADJUSTMENTS, HE SAID.
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SUMMAR IS ING THE PROGRAMME OF ASSISTANCE BY THE GOVERNMENT TO HELP THE INDUSTRY TO DIVERSIFY, MR YAXLEY CALLED ON INDUSTRIAL ISTS TO MAKE USE OF THE INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT.