SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1991
AND
29 CHINESE, COVER
OF PROTECTION
WAGES ON ORDINANCE AND MATTERS MR CHAN SAID.
"THE TAPES, AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH
ORDINANCE, UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT TOPICS INSOLVENCY ORDINANCE, EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS,
"THEY WILL BE PLAYED BACK TO THE CALLER ON A DATAPHONE IF SO DESIRED.
"HOWEVER, COMPLICATED
ENQUIRIES
AND
MACHINE
ΤΟ
RELATING THOSE
DIVISIONS OF THE
SPECIFIC CASES WILL BE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE DETAILED ANSWERS."
SUPPLEMENT EXISTING OF THE LABOUR
IN JULY 1989 TO THE GETS WAS INTRODUCED
BY OPERATED
VARIOUS DIVISIONS ENQUIRY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE BY RECEIVED
CALLS
PUBLIC, EVERY
"IT HAS BEEN WELL ENQUIRIES RECEIVED LAST YEAR, ABOUT 235 NOTED.
64,595 CHAN
WITH
MR DAY,"
"OF THESE ENQUIRIES, ABOUT HALF REQUIRED VERY SIMPLE AND ANSWERS, 23 PER CENT WERE HANDLED BY THE DATAPHONE SYSTEM AND CENT WERE REFERRED TO OTHER DIVISIONS OR DEPARTMENTS FOR ADDED.
815 5066
BRIEF 27 PER HE
ACTION,"
BE MANNED WILL THE ENQUIRY HOTLINE LABOUR INSPECTORS FROM 9 AM TO 5.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM NOON ON SATURDAYS.
FOUR BY 9 AM TO
0
PLEA ON VOLUNTARY SERVICE
ENROLLING CADETS OF THE ST JOHN
AMBULANCE BRIGADE
WERE TODAY TO SUPPORT AND
(SATURDAY) ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN, TO HELP THE SPREAD OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN HONG KONG.
THE PLEA WAS MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL
THE CADETS' WHEN ADDRESSING
CARTLAND, PASSING-OUT PARADE.
WELFARE, MR M.D.
CEREMONY AND
ENROLMENT
FOR CRITICISED
BEING DRIVEN BY "IN A SOCIETY THAT IS OFTEN
THAT THE SPIRIT OF GREED AND MATERIALISM, IT IS REFRESHING TO FIND
STRONG SELFLESSLY HELPING OTHERS IS ALIVE AND WELL AND DRAWING SUCH A
MR CARTLAND TOLD THE 300 CADETS. RESPONSE FROM OUR YOUNG PEOPLE,
ORGANISATION
**
OF
HE NOTED THAT ST JOHN WAS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS REAL SENSE OTHERS.
AN
IN A VERY SERVICE TO
INVOLVED IN THE VOLUNTARY IN
ORGANISATIONS SUBVENTED "MANY OF THE OTHER PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN HONG KONG ARE NO LONGER ANY WAY, A TREND WHICH APPEARS TO COINCIDE WITH INCREASING
HE SAID. ON GOVERNMENT FUNDING,
"
DEPENDENCY
/HE POINTED