THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1983
OF THE 48 212 PEOPLE CHECKED BY THE POLICE, 11 WERE FOUND TO HAVE NO PROOF OF IDENTITY.
ANOTHER 126 PEOPLE WERE SUMMONED FOR FAILING TO PRODUCE PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY AND A FURTHER 53 WERE WARNED IN RESPECT OF THE OFFENCE WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $1 000.
LABOUR INSPECTORS FOUND SEVEN PERSONS WORKING IN SEVEN ESTABLISHMENTS WITHOUT PROPER PROOF OF IDENTITY AND REFERRED THEM TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION.
ANOTHER THREE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND NOT TO BE KEEPING PROPER RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES. LABOUR INSPECTORS ALSO SUMMONED 36 ESTABLISHMENTS TO PRESENT THE IR EMPLOYEE RECORDS FOR INSPECTION AT THE DEPARTMENT,
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE OWNERS OF ESTABLISHMENTS FOUND TO BE EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS COULD BE FINED UP TO $50 000 AND BE JAILED FOR UP TO A YEAR.
HE ALSO REMINDED EMPLOYERS OF THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION TO KEEP UP-TO-DATE RECORDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.
ON CONVICTION, THE MAXIMUM PENALTY IS A $10 000 FINE FOR FAILING TO RECORD THE PARTICULARS OF EACH EMPLOYEE INCLUDING NAME, TYPE OF IDENTIFICATION DOCUMENT AND THE NUMBER OF THE DOCUMENT.
PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION
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A PROVISIONAL REGISTER OF ELECTORS, COMPRISING ALL THE 18 DISTRICTS IN THE TERRITORY, WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION FROM TOMORROW UNTIL DECEMBER 5.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO INSPECT THE PROVISIONAL REGISTER CAN DO SO DURING OFFICE HOURS AT :
(A)
REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL DIVISION, 10TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, 25 HARBOUR ROAD, HONG KONG;
(B) CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, 13TH FLOOR, WORLD SHIPPING CENTRE, HARBOUR CITY, 7 CANTON ROAD, KOWLOON.
AT THESE TWO OFFICES, A COMPLETE REGISTER IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION. IN ADDITION, A RELEVANT PART OF THE REGISTER IS ALSO AVAILABLE AT THE RESPECTIVE DISTRICT OFFICE OR ITS SUB-OFFICE.
THE REGISTRATION