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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1992
MR EASON SAID THERE WAS AT
PRESENT NO SPECIFIC STATUTORY CONTROL ON TRAFFIC NOISE APART FROM THE REQUIREMENT TO FIX EXHAUST SILENCERS UNDER THE ROAD TRAFFIC (CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF VEHICLES) REGULATION.
HOWEVER, THE COUNCIL WOULD DEBATE ON A BILL TO AMEND THE ROAD TRAFFIC ORDINANCE TO ENABLE TRAFFIC TO BE CONTROLLED UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES TO ALLEVIATE TRAFFIC NOISE IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS HE ADDED.
TODAY,
APPLICATION PROCEDURES FOR IMPORTED WORKERS SIMPLIFIED
THE
PROCEDURES TAKEN IN PROCESSING APPLICATIONS LABOUR AND IN RENEWING SUCH APPLICATIONS HAVE
POSSIBLE. WHEREVER STREAMLINED MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, SAID.
THE
SECRETARY
FOR IMPORTED BEEN SIMPLIFIED AND
FOR
AND EDUCATION
IN
ONE FORM THE FOR
THE EXAMPLE,
GOVERNMENT HAS COMBINED
NOTIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS FOR QUOTAS TO IMPORT WORKERS WITH THE VACANCIES WHICH APPLICANTS ARE REQUIRED, AS A CONDITION OF THE GENERAL LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME, TO THE LABOUR EMPLOYMENT SERVICE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
OF THE
OF ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT IS ALSO STUDYING THE FEASIBILITY IMPORTED WORKERS ALREADY WORKING IN HONG KONG, AND WHO ARE RE-EMPLOYED QUOTAS, TO BY THEIR EXISTING EMPLOYERS WHO ARE ALLOCATED WITH FRESH COMPLETE THEIR RE-ENTRY PROCESS IN HONG KONG BEFORE TAKING THEIR LEAVE.
HOME
ON THE HONG
"WHETHER OR NOT THESE WORKERS CAN DO SO WOULD DEPEND REQUIREMENTS OF THE RESPECTIVE COUNTRIES FROM WHICH THEY CAME TO KONG," MR CHAN SAID.
"A GAP IN PRODUCTION IS UNAVOIDABLE SINCE EMPLOYERS ARE OBLIGED ON TO ARRANGE FOR IMPORTED WORKERS TO RETURN TO THEIR PLACE OF ORIGIN THE EXPIRY OF AN EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT."
HOWARD YOUNG IN IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON
OUT THAT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), MR CHAN POINTED
18 UNDER THE GENERAL LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME ANNOUNCED ON NOVEMBER
ΤΟ WEEKS
SUBMIT THEIR THIS
EMPLOYERS YEAR, APPLICATIONS.
WERE GIVEN
THREE
THE
VISA EMPLOYMENT
CO- GROUP ON STEERING
ΤΟ
THE APPLICATIONS WILL BE VETTED BY THE ORDINATING
BEFORE COMMITTEE
SUBMISSION TO IMPORTATION OF LABOUR FOR APPROVAL, WHICH WILL NORMALLY TAKE FIVE SIX WEEKS.
SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS WILL BE ALLOWED FOUR MONTHS
IN WHICH
TO RECRUIT WORKERS.
/MR CHAN