WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992
25
APPLICATIONS TO IMPORT SKILLED WORKERS INVITED
LABOUR
PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS WILL BE INVITED FROM EMPLOYERS FOR THE
OF IMPORTATION
UNDER THE ABOUT 13,000 WORKERS
GENERAL IMPORTATION SCHEME FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 20).
IMPORTED IN EXPIRY OF
THEY ARE TO REPLACE THE FOREIGN WORKERS WHO WERE 1990 AND
THE ARE DUE TO LEAVE HONG KONG IN BATCHES UPON THEIR CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT NEXT YEAR.
THE DECISION TO RECYCLE THE
GOVERNMENT
RELEVANT QUOTAS
REVIEW OF THE LABOUR MARKET SITUATION WHICH HAS UP AGAIN IN RECENT MONTHS.
FOLLOWS
A
TIGHTENED
"HOWEVER, IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT THE CEILING OF 25,000 H A WORKERS THAT CAN BE IMPORTED AT ANY ONE TIME WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
UNDER THE SCHEME, EMPLOYERS MAY APPLY TO BRING IN CRAFTSMEN, SUPERVISORS AND EXPERIENCED OPERATIVES.
TECHNICIANS,
IN 1993,
ANY EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH QUOTAS EXPIRING MAY APPROACH THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR DISTRICT OFFICES ON FRIDAY WHEN APPLICATION FORMS, INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, EMPLOYMENT
IN CONTRACTS
A LIST OF PRINCIPAL JOB TITLES INDUSTRY (WITH ALLOWABLE MONTHLY WAGE LEVELS) ARE AVAILABLE.
AND
EACH
THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS DECEMBER 11,
1992.
THE
SPOKESMAN SAID
IN THERE WAS NO CHANGE
THE APPLICATION
PROCEDURES.
INTERESTED EMPLOYERS MUST REGISTER THEIR VACANCIES LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BY A FORM LD295 IN DUPLICATE, HE SAID.
WITH COMPLETING
THE
A
COPY
11
"THIS FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER WITH THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FORM
WILL IN TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WHICH FORWARD
FOR THE REGISTRATION TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT VACANCIES.
TURN
OF
JOB SEEKERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ARE ADVISED TO APPROACH THE LES OFFICE FOR HELP.
THE LES
ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THEM AND REFER WILL RELEVANT EMPLOYERS FOR INTERVIEW FOR SUITABLE JOBS.
ALSO
THEM
ΤΟ THE
NOT EMPLOY
THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY SHOULD FOREIGN WORKERS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.
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