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"ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS UNDER POLICE CUSTODY ARE NOT REQUIRED TO PAY ANY CHARGES, SHE ADDED.
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MRS WONG ALSO NOTED THAT THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BABIES DELIVERED IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN HONG KONG IN 1992 AND IN THE FIRST FOUR OF THIS YEAR WERE 46,247 AND 15,062 RESPECTIVELY.
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OVERSEAS DOMESTIC WORKERS WITH GENUINE HARDSHIP ARE ABLE OBTAIN ACCOMMODATION FROM THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MRS ELSIE TU, MR LEUNG NOTED THAT FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS USUALLY HAD WAYS OF FINDING A TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION THROUGH THE CONSULATES, CHURCH AND WORKER ORGANISATIONS.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, THE FAMILY SERVICES CENTRES OF WELFARE DEPARTMENT COULD ARRANGE ACCOMMODATION IN ONE SHELTERS FOR BATTERED WOMEN FOR FEMALE FOREIGN DOMESTIC WERE GENUINELY ILL-TREATED.
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IF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS WHO ARE TAKING LEGAL ACTION AGAINST THEIR EMPLOYERS FOR ABUSE OR UNREASONABLE TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS DO NOT WANT TO WAIT IN HONG KONG, THEY CAN RETURN TO THE HOME COUNTRY IN THE INTERIM.
"IN MANY CASES SUCH WORKERS CAN ACTUALLY APPLY FOR A NEW CONTRACT WITH A NEW EMPLOYER AND COME BACK TO HONG KONG LATER ON, 11 MR LEUNG SAID.
"IN SERIOUS CASES INVOLVING ALLEGATIONS OF CRIMINAL OFFENCE, THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER PAYING FOR PASSAGES TO HELP то BRING THEM BACK TO FACILITATE COURT PROCEEDINGS,
"I HE ADDED.
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