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THE GOVERNMENT ALSO ATTACHED EQUAL ATTENTION TO THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING THE LIFE-SAVING SKILLS OF ITS LIFE-GUARDS THROUGH REGULAR TRAINING AND REFRESHER COURSES, HE SAID.
EARLIER, MORE THAN 200 PROFESSIONAL AND AMATEUR LIFE- SAVERS TOOK PART IN VARIOUS EVENTS AND DEMONSTRATED THE IR TECHNIQUES AT THE OPEN COMPETITION.
AT THE PRIZE-GIVING CEREMONY, MR HEYWOOD PRESENTED WINNERS WITH TROPHIES.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE FUNCTION WERE THE DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB, MR KWOK HON-MING THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES BRANCH OF THE HONG KONG LIFE GUARD CLUB, MR LAU HON-WAH AND THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER, OF YUEN LONG, MR WILLIAM KWONG.
EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS
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THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION WILL NOT APPROVE THE ENTRY OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS UNLESS THEY ARE PAID THE CURRENT MARKET WAGE RANGE OF $1 650 TO $1 800 A MONTH, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE
IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY).
FROM NOVEMBER 28, 1983, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR WILL ONLY ATTEST EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS IF THE WAGES TO BE PAID ARE NOT BELOW THE NEW RANGE.
RE-ENGAGEMENT CONTRACTS AT THE OLD RATES ($1 350 - $1 500) CAN ALSO BE ATTESTED BEFORE NOVEMBER 28, 1983, PROVIDED THE RE-ENGAGEMENT CONTRACT WILL TAKE EFFECT ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 21, 1983.
IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE POLICY AND PROCEDURE RELATING TO THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS HAD BEEN REVIEWED AND THAT IT HAD BEEN DECIDED THAT THE CURRENT ARRANGMENT SHOULD CONTINUE UNCHANGED.
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