WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1990
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT ᎢᎻᎪᎢ . UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, A FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPER IS ONLY ALLOWED TO WORK FOR A SPECIFIC EMPLOYER UNDER A SPECIFIC CONTRACT ATTESTED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
EMPLOYMENT
HE ADDED THAT THOSE WHO HAVE BREACHED THEIR CONDITION HERE ARE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION
UPON CONVICTION TO A
AND
OF STAY FINE
OF
$5,000 AND TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.
TRADE DEPT INTRODUCES NEW FAX SERVICE
* * * * *
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS INTRODUCED A NEW FACSIMILE SERVICE IMPROVE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO TRADERS.
AND
CIRCULARS
ΤΟ
ISSUED BY
STARTING TODAY (WEDNESDAY), NOTICES THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SENT ΤΟ SUBSCRIBERS THROUGH BROADCAST FACSIMILE BY HONG KONG TELECOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (HKTI).
KEITH
DIRECTOR-GENERAL THE ACTING DEPUTY
OF TRADE, MR ALAN LAI, SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH HKTI'S GENERAL MANAGER (MARKETING), MR HARRISON,
SAID TODAY,
1T WOULD GREATLY ENHANCE DISPATCH INFORMATION TO TRADERS, ALTHOUGH CHARGES WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME THOSE FOR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.
OF
AS
DOCUMENTS IN LAWS AND
THE TRADE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY ISSUES THREE TYPES OF TO SUBSCRIBERS WHICH CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES REGULATIONS, OVERSEAS QUOTAS AND TRADE NEWS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.
WHETHER SENT BY
TO TO EXPORTERS (SERIES 1 (SERIES 1 A то
$120 3A); $60 FOR CERTIFICATION
THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR THESE, OR BY FACSIMILE, ARE $125 FOR NOTICE AND $55 FOR NOTICE ΤΟ EXPORTERS COMMERCIAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR; CIRCULAR.
AND
3)
FOR BRANCH
SENT то
TO
"UNDER THE NEW SERVICE, NOTICES AND CIRCULARS WILL BE
TRANSMISSION HKTI BY COMPUTER OR SPECIAL HAND DELIVERY FOR ONWARD SUBSCRIBERS BY FACSIMILE," MR LAI SAID.
36 "HKTI WILL FAX EACH DOCUMENT TO SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN
HOURS,
HE SAID,
SO FAR APPROXIMATELY SIX PER CENT OF THE 21,000 ARE BEING DEALT WITH BY FACSIMILE.
SUBSCRIPTIONS
MR LAI URGED THOSE WHO HAD NOT YET JOINED THE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
NEW
SERVICE
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