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SCHEME FOR IMPORTING SKILLED LABOUR EXPLAINED
DECIDED
THE GOVERNMENT HAS OUTSIDE HONG KONG POSSESSING SKILLS WHICH ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY
THAT UP TO 3,000 WORKERS FROM SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WORK HERE UNDER MORE FLEXIBLE
LOCALLY IMPORTATION OF SKILLED LABOUR.
CRITERIA FOR THE
ANNOUNCING THIS AT A PRESS DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION, MR DONALD INCLUDED TECHNICIANS AND CRAFTSMEN IN SUPERVISORS IN THE NON-TECHNICAL SECTORS.
CONFERENCE TODAY (FRIDAY), THE TSANG, SAID SUCH WORKERS THE TECHNICAL SECTOR, AND
"THE SCHEME WILL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY AND THERE WILL RESTRICTIONS ON SOURCES OF SUPPLY, SUBJECT TO
BE NO REQUIREMENTS BEING MET,'
THE USUAL IMMIGRATION
"
HE SAID.
UNSKILLED WORKERS
"HOWEVER, IT WILL NOT COVER SEMI-SKILLED OR WHO WILL NOT BE ADMITTED INTO HONG KONG TO WORK," HE STRESSED.
"AND THE EXISTING SCHEME WHEREBY THERE WILL BE NO ON THE NUMBER OF PROFESSIONALS TO BE ADMITTED WILL CONTINUE," HE SAID. RESTRICTIONS
SKILLS RESPONSE TO
MR TSANG SAID THE DECISION TO IMPORT 3,000 WORKERS WITH WHICH ARE IN SHORT SUPPLY LOCALLY REPRESENTED A BALANCED A TEMPORARY LABOUR SITUATION,
"WE BELIEVE THIS IS THE BEST SCHEME GIVEN THE VERY DIFFERENT SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FORCES AT PLAY,
IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES
HE SAID.
HE EMPHASISED THAT EMPLOYERS WOULD IMPORTED WORKERS WITH THE FULL RANGE OF BENEFITS
BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE WORKERS IN SIMILAR JOBS IN ADDITION TO PASSAGE AND HOUSING.
AVAILABLE TO LOCAL
SHOULD BE COMPARABLE ΤΟ
THE WAGES PAID TO IMPORTED WORKERS THOSE OF LOCAL WORKERS POSSESSING SIMILAR SKILLS.
ON THE LOCAL IMPORTED WORKERS LABOUR FORCE
MR TSANG SAID THAT IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE EFFECT LABOUR MARKET, THE GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO DECIDED THAT SHOULD NOT MAKE UP MORE THAN 20 PER CENT OF A COMPANY'S AT THE SAME SKILL.
"THIS WILL ..............