- 35.
Up to now, a total of 539 referrals of local construction workers have been made
to contractors for selection interview through the LES. In addition, the Construction Industry Employees General Union and the Shipbuilding, Machinery and Steel Industries Employees General Union have made 103 direct referrals to the contractors. As a result, a total of 105 of such referrals have resulted in employment.. 480 have been rejected by the contractors for various reasons, including inappropriate working experience and poor performance during the interviews, 28 have declined offers and 29 are still waiting for the results.
Local construction workers for ACP projects have been employed mainly in positions such as carpenters, concreters, crew, electricians, bar-benders, welders, skilled and unskilled labourers.
So far, no illegal workers have been arrested at the Chek Lap Kok airport project site. No ACP contractors have so far been charged for employing illegal immigrants.
End/Wednesday, January 18, 1995
Special team co-ordinates hiring of local workers for airport project
Following is a question by the Hon Pang Chun-hoi and a written reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Michael Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
Will the Government inform this Council whether it will consider setting up a special division in the Labour Department responsible for co-ordinating the recruitment of local workers for the New Airport Project and stepping up publicity for such work, so as to ensure that local workers are accorded priority in employment?