SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 1984
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LABOL LAW OFFENDERS FINED
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A TOTAL OF 686 CONVICTIONS WITH FINES AMOUNTING TO $666 000 - RESULTED FROM 698 PROSECUTIONS TAKEN OUT BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LAWS IN JUNE.
MOST OF THE CASES RELATED TO BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND ITS VARIOUS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS, THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS.
THERE WERE 245 CASES CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS, WITH $357 950 IN FINES, INCLUDING 117 CASES (WITH $175 350 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAK INGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS, AND 40 CASES (WITH $100 850 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.
ANOTHER 369 CASES RELATED TO BREACHES OF THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS, RESULTING IN $245 550 IN FINES.
OF THE OTHER PROSECUTIONS, THREE CASES CONCERNED FAILURE TO KEEP RECORD OF EMPLOYEES, LEADING TO $1 500 IN FINES.
FIJI CUSTOMS OFFICERS COMPLETE TRAINING IN HK
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MR ASHRAF A. SUBEDAR AND MR PASIKALI BALE FROM THE FIJI ISLANDS CUSTOMS SERVICE WILL SOON BE RETURNING HOME WITH NEW IDEAS FOR THEIR JOB AFTER ATTENDING A SIX-WEEK TRAINING COURSE IN HONG KONG.
THE TWO SENIOR CUSTOMS OFFICERS CAME TO HONG KONG
IN JUNE UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE COMMONWEALTH FUND FOR TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION (CFTC) WHICH IS AN INTER-GOVERNMENTAL MULTI-LATERAL DEVELOPMENT FUND ADMINISTERED BY THE COMMONWEALTH SECRETARIAT.
+WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT DURING THE TWO-WEEK ATTACHMENT IN VARIOUS DIVISIONS AND IN THE FOUR-WEEK INTENSIVE TRAININGS ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR US BY THE CUSTOMS INVESTIGATION BUREAU'S TRAINING UNIT. WE ARE VERY IMPRESSED BY THE EFFICIENCY AND SOPHISTICATION OF OUR HONG KONG COUNTERPARTS, + MR SUBEDAR REMARKED.
HE SAID THAT THE FIJI ISLANDS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION IS PLANNING TO SET UP A SPECIAL SQUAD RESPONSIBLE MAINLY FOR SUPPRESSING DRUG TRAFFICKING - A PROBLEM CALLING FOR MORE ATTENT IN THE COUNTRY.
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