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Licence fees for employment agencies revised
The fee for the issue or renewal of licence for an employment agency under the Employment Agency Regulations will be adjusted with effect from January 17, 1997.
The adjustment, which has been approved by the Secretary for the Treasury under the Interpretation and General Clauses Ordinance, is set out in the Employment Agency (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulation 1996 gazetted on December 6, 1996.
"The licence fee for an employment agency and the fee for the duplicate licence for each of the branch office of the employment agency has been revised from $1,400 and $280 to $1,870 and $360 respectively," a spokesman for the Labour Department said today (Thursday).
The spokesman explained that under the Employment Ordinance, any person wishing to operate an employment agency must apply to the Commissioner for Labour for a licence and that an employment agency which operates at more than one location is required to apply for a duplicate licence for each branch location.
The fees were last revised in December 1994 and the present revision aimed at recovering the full administrative cost incurred.
Enquiries about the licence fees may be directed to the Employment Agency Administration of the Labour Department on 2852 3535 or 2852 3541.
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Occupational Safety Seminar for civil servants
Some 300 civil servants representing 50 departments attended today (Thursday) a seminar on occupational health and safety practices in offices, which was jointly organised by the Civil Service Branch and Occupational Safety and Health Council.
Officiated by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Joseph WP Wong, the seminar provided a forum for civil servants to share their experience in promoting good occupational health and safety practices in offices.