(A)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994
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THE NUMBERS OF PRC NATIONALS COMING TO HONG KONG FOR TRAINING IN THE LAST THREE YEARS ARE AS FOLLOWS :-
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YEAR
NUMBERS OF PERSONS
1991
1,803
1992
1993
3,433 4,437
(B) UNDER THE EXISTING POLICY, A PERSON MAY BE ALLOWED TO ENTER AND STAY IN HONG KONG UP TO A MAXIMUM OF 12 MONTHS TO ACQUIRE SPECIAL SKILLS OR KNOWLEDGE NOT AVAILABLE AT HIS PLACE OF DOMICILE. TO PREVENT ABUSE OF THE POLICY, THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, IN VETTING THE APPLICATIONS, REQUIRES THE SPONSORING COMPANIES TO PRODUCE TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND JUSTIFICATIONS FOR SUCH TRAINING IN HONG KONG AND 1TS DURATION. DEPARTMENT ALSO EXAMINES THE BACKGROUND OF COMPANIES TO SEE WHETHER THEY ARE INDEED ABLE COMPETENT ΤΟ PROVIDE SUCH TRAINING. THEREFORE NO QUESTION OF MASS LABOUR IMPORTATION UNDER THE PRETEXT OF TRAINING.
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VOLUNTEERS TO PERFORM VIETNAMESE ESCORT DUTIES
FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY DR THE HON TANG SIU-TONG AND A WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):
QUESTION :
REGARDING THE TRAGEDY ON 23RD SEPTEMBER OF THIS YEAR IN WHICH A HERCULES TRANSPORT PLANE CRASHED, KILLING 6 CREW MEMBERS, WHILE DEPARTING FROM HONG KONG AFTER AN OPERATION TO REPATRIATE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE (VBP), WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL WHETHER :
(A) THE GOVERNMENT HAS TAKEN OUT EXTRA INSURANCE COVERAGE ON BEHALF OF THOSE CIVIL SERVANTS WHO ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ESCORTING VBP BACK TO VIETNAM AND WHETHER SUCH CIVIL SERVANTS HAVE BEEN GRANTED THE DANGEROUS DUTIES ALLOWANCE; IF NOT, WHAT THE REASONS ARE;
(B)
THE GOVERNMENT HOLDS A DIFFERENT VIEW FROM THAT OF DISCIPLINED SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHICH CLAIMED THAT ESCORTING VBP IS OUTSIDE THEIR SCOPE RESPONSIBILITY; AND
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(C)
ANY CIVIL SERVANTS HAVE RESISTED PERFORMING THE OF ESCORTING VBP AS A RESULT OF THE TRAGEDY; IF WHAT MEASURES HAS THE GOVERNMENT TAKEN OR WILL TO PACIFY THEM?
DUTY
So,
TAKE
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