WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1993
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IMPORTED WORKERS MUST ABIDE BY EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
* *
OF
IMPORTED WORKERS WHO TAKE UP JOBS OTHER THAN THOSE STIPULATED THEIR EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS WILL HAVE BREACHED THEIR CONDITIONS
AND STAY
ARE GUILTY OF AN OFFENCE, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR JOHN CHAN, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY)
ON CONVICTION, AN OFFENDER IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5,000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR TWO YEARS.
HE IS ALSO LIABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM HONG KONG, MR CHAN SAID IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON HOWARD YOUNG.
WORKERS RECRUITED FROM OUTSIDE HONG KONG ARE ONLY PERMITTED TO WORK FOR SPECIFIED EMPLOYERS AND IN SPECIFIED JOBS.
WHEN
"TO
ENFORCE THIS RULE, OFFICERS OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT CONDUCT SPOT CHECKS REGULARLY AS WELL AS INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS RECEIVED," MR CHAN SAID.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD BILL INTRODUCED
AN INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATIVE
A BILL THAT SEEKS TO ESTABLISH
ΤΟ BOARD
STATUTORY HEAR ADMINISTRATIVE DECISIONS IS INTRODUCED INTO
APPEALS
TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ÁGAINST CERTAIN APPEALS
THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
THE BILL PROVIDES FOR A MORE OPEN STATUTORY LINE WITH ARTICLE 10 OF THE BILL OF RIGHTS ORDINANCE.
APPEAL SYSTEM
IN
APPEALS BOARD MOVING THE SECOND READING OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE
DAVID FORD, SAID THE BOARD BILL, THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE HON SIR WOULD BE ABLE TO EXERCISE ALL THE POWERS AND DISCRETIONS CONFERRED ON VARY OR SET ASIDE THE THE ORIGINAL DECISION-MAKER, AND MAY AFFIRM, ORIGINAL DECISION.
THE ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS BOARD IS DESIGNED TO HANDLE RANGE OF APPEALS.
A
WIDE
"INITIALLY, HOWEVER, RELATIVELY SIMPLE APPEALS REGISTRATION APPEALS.
.
IT WILL ONLY DEAL WITH 28
MISCELLANEOUS LICENSING INCLUDING
TYPES
OF AND
THIS IS TO GIVE THE BOARD BUILD UP EXPERTISE, HE EXPLAINED.
"STATUTORY APPRALS
WHICH
TIME ΤΟ ESTABLISH
ITSELF AND ΤΟ
HAVE
AND
RY
THE
MAY
IMPORTANT POLICY WILL CONTINUE TO BE DEALT WITH POLITICAL EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, SIR DAVID SAID.
IMPLICATIONS
"
IN PUBLIC,
AT BOARD THE REASONS FOR
THE BILL, WILL ENABLE THE BOARD TO CONDUCT HEARINGS ALLOWS THE APPELLANT THE RIGHT TO ATTEND AND BE REPRESENTED HEARINGS, AND REQUIRE THE BOARD TO STATE IN WRITING THEIR DECISIONS.
"THIS W