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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1991
TWO TYPEWRITERS AND A PRINTING SET FOR CONTRACTS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS' WERE SEIZED.
FORGING
EMPLOYMENT
IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE SYNDICATE HAD OPERATED FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, AND IT CHARGED $5,000 TO $10,000 FOR EACH APPLICATION. IT IS ALSO BELIEVED THAT THE SYNDICATE HAD PROCESSED AT LEAST 1,000 APPLICATIONS SINCE JULY LAST YEAR.
ANOTHER 13 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO ASSIST WITH THE INVESTIGATIONS WHICH ARE STILL CONTINUING.
TO
AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY TO RELEASE DETAILS OF THE INVESTIGATIONS, MR TANG CHIU-SHING, HEAD OF THE INVESTIGATION DIVISION OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, A FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPER WAS ONLY PERMITTED WORK FOR A SPECIFIC EMPLOYER UNDER A SPECIFIC EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT.
"DOMESTIC HELPERS SHOULD NOT CARRY OUT NON-HOUSEHOLD WORK, HE
STRESSED.
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TO FURNISH FALSE
MR TANG REITERATED THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE INFORMATION TO IMMIGRATION OFFICERS IN VISA APPLICATIONS.
"OFFENDERS ARE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND THE MAXIMUM FINE IS $50,000 AND IMPRISONMENT UP TO 14 YEARS.
"ANY AIDER AND ÅBETTOR IS ALSO LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND PENALTY, MR TANG ADDED.
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38 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN SEPTEMBER
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED 38 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN SEPTEMBER.
OF THESE, 17 WERE FOR HONG KONG, NINE FOR KOWLOON AND 12 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE APPROVED PLANS INCLUDED 24 FOR APARTMENT, APARTMENT/ COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, FOUR FOR COMMERCIAL AND SHOP/ OFFICE DEVELOPMENTS AND TWO FOR FACTORY AND INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 49 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 58,100.5 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 211,571.3 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMBSTIC FLOOR AREA.
THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $2,499 MILLION. USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 206, 978.4 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT 133,395 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY.
/ALSO DURING