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THESE ASSETS COULD BE SOLD BY THE
PURPOSE OF PAYING MR BRIDGE SAID.
PREFERENTIAL
AND
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8. 1988
OFFICIAL RECEIVER FOR THE ΤΟ EMPLOYEES,
ORDINARY CLAIMS
PROVIDES "FIFTHLY, SECTION 224 OF THE COMPANIES ORDINANCE ALSO
OF ANY RESPONSIBLE PERSON OF A FOR THE COURT TO ORDER THE ARREST
LEAVE HONG KONG ΤΟ EVADE COMPANY WHO HAS ABSCONDED OR IS ABOUT TO
COMPANY, PAYMENT
DEBTS DUE TO THE PERSONAL OF
AVOIDING EXAMINATION RESPECTING THE AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY.
MR BRIDGE SAID
OR
IT
OF
THESE PROVISIONS
ΤΟ APPEARED
BE REASONABLY DEPARTMENTS CONCERNED WOULD BE ADEQUATE, BUT DISCUSSIONS WITH THE
SITUATION CONTINUED ON WHETHER THERE WERE ANY OTHER WAYS IN WHICH THE COULD BE IMPROVED.
OFFICERS WILL
HE
"MEANWHILE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S CONCILIATION DO ALL THEY CAN TO HELP ANY WORKERS FACING PROBLEMS OF THIS SORT," SAID.
OF A PLASTICS HONG KONG SEVERANCE NOW BEING
FACTORY OUT OF
WAGES AND CASE WAS
REFERRING TO A RECENT CASE IN WHICH THE OWNERS FACTORY WERE ALLEGED TO HAVE MOVED THEIR LEAVING A LIABILITY OF ABOUT $660,000 IN UNPAID PAY DUE TO THEIR 56 WORKERS, MR BRIDGE SAID THE INVESTIGATED BY THE OFFICIAL RECEIVER'S OFFICE.
HAVE ALREADY
RECEIVED
"MEANWHILE THE WORKERS TOTALLING SOME $255,000 FROM THE INSOLVENCY FUND," HE SAID.
..
'FORTUNATELY THIS CASE IS NOT TYPICAL AND WE HAVE OTHER COMPLAINTS INVOLVING COMPARABLE ALLEGATIONS.
FIRST
FIVE MONTHS
PAYMENTS
RECEIVED NO
LABOUR
"IN THE
THE OF THIS YRAR,
49 CASES ARISING FROM DEPARTMENT'S CONCILIATION OFFICERS HELPED IN FACTORIES MOVING THEIR OPERATIONS OUT OF HONG KONG.'
H
MR BRIDGE NOTED THAT IN 16 OF THESE CASES THERE WERE QUERIES OR WAS DISPUTES OVER THE AMOUNT OF WAGES OR SEVERANCE PAY DUE, BUT THERE
OR TRYING NO EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT THE EMPLOYER WAS UNABLE TO PAY TO RVADE PAYMENT.
MIL. IN
"THESE 46 CASES INVOLVED
HE SAID.
A TOTAL
519 OF
WORKERS
AND $5.4
1
28 OF THESE FOLLOW LNG CONCILIATION BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT,
85 PER CENT OF CASES WERE AMICABLY SETTLED AND 443 WORKERS OR CLAIMANTS RECEIVED PAYMENTS TOTALLING $4.6 MILLION.
"IN TWO CASES CONCILIATION WORK IS CONTINUING.
"TEN CASES