WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 1992
HE ALSO URGED LABOUR GROUPS то COME FORWARD ΤΟ REPORT EMPLOYMENT OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS AND THE EMPLOYERS WHO HIRED THESE EVADERS.
MR LI SAID THIS OVER 20,000
TURNING TO STATISTICS ON ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, YEAR UP TO 5 AM THIS (WEDNESDAY) MORNING THERE WERE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BEING ARRESTED, REPRESENTING AN INCREASE OF ABOUT 40 PER CENT WHEN COMPARED WITH THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.
OF THOSE ARRESTED, ABOUT 80 PER CENT WERE MEN, THREE WERE PEOPLE UNDER THE AGE OF 16 AND THE REST WERE WOMEN.
PER CENT
MR LI NOTED THAT THE FIELD PATROL DETACHMENT (FPD) HAD FULLY TAKEN OVER THE POLICING OF THE 36 KILOMETRES LAND BORDER SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR.
THE BORDER IS DIVIDED INTO THREE SECTORS AND BACH IS MANNED BY A POLICE TACTICAL UNIT COMPANY OF 170 OFFICERS. A FOURTH QUICK REACTION FORCE COMPANY WILL BE READY IN OCTOBER.
FPD IS SUPPORTED BY MANY TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT, INCLUDING THERMAL IMAGER AND THE MINIATURE INTRUDER DETECTION SYSTEM, AS WELL AS BACK-UP FROM THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY AIR FORCE IN THEIR BORDER POLICING DUTIES.
REWARD SCHEME TO CATCH EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID A REWARD FOR INFORMATION SCHEME WAS BEING CONSIDERED AS A MEANS ΤΟ IDENTIFY EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, AS MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BY THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE.
HE SAID THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT AND THE POLICE HAD BEEN LOOKING AT WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GOVERNMENT'S ABILITY то PROSECUTE EMPLOYERS OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
NO DEPARTURE FROM POLICY TO TOLL TUNNELS
THE GOVERNMENT HAS NO PLANS TO DEPART FROM ITS EXISTING POLICY TO ONLY TOLL TUNNELS.
REFERRING TO PRESS REPORTS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT COUNTRY PARK SECTION OF ROUTE 3 MAY BECOME A TOLLED ROAD, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE PROJECT WAS UNDER A FINANCIAL CONSULTANCY STUDY AND IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO COMMENT ON ITS FUTURE TOLLING ARRANGEMENTS.
/HE ADDED