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To combat the problem of unauthorised work by FDHs, we have strengthened our enforcement efforts and carry out regularly raids at places of employment. An Immigration Task Force was formed in July last year; the Budget this year provides for the doubling of its size. This will enable more raids to be carried out at places of employment. We also encourage members of the public to pass us any relevant information by calling the Immigration Department's-24-hour hotline (Tel no. 2824 1551).
End/Wednesday, April 19, 1995
Land allocated rent free for container truck operators
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The following is a question by the Hon Lee Wing-tat and a written reply by the acting Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Canice Mak, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):
Question:
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It is learnt that the Government has recently allocated a piece of land near the container terminal in Kwai Chung, which is intended to be used for relieving traffic congestion, to a trade union of container truck operators for use as a carpark by its members on a rent-free and short-term basis. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council:
(a) whether the above-mentioned case is the first in which land is allocated
rent-free to a trade union; and what the terms of the land allocation are;
(b)
(c)
(d)
of the policy on which such an allocation is based;
whether the Government is aware of the reported arrangement under which members of the trade union have to pay for parking on the land in question; if so, whether such an arrangement is in breach of the terms of the land allocation; and
whether the tenure of the land allocation will result in a delay in the land reverting to its original intended usage for relieving traffic congestion; if not, what the reasons are?