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SUNDAY, MAY 9, 1982

POWERS OF ENTRY AND INSPECTION OF INSPECTORS OF APPRENTICES

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THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE (CAP 47) AND REGULATIONS HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TO THE NEWLY ESTABLISHED TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, 1982.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE NEW DEPARTMENT REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT UNDER SECTION 35(A) OF THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE, AN INSPECTOR OF APPRENTICES OF THE TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRAINING DEPARTMENT IS EMPOWERED TO ENTER, INSPECT AND EXAMINE, BY DAY OR NIGHT, ANY PREMISES OR PLACE IN WHICH HE KNOWS, OR HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE, THAT AN APPRENTICE OR A YOUNG PERSON IS EMPLOYED.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO URGED EMPLOYERS TO CO-OPERATE WHEN INSPECTORS OF APPRENTICES VISITED THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE.

+AN INSPECTOR OF APPRENTICES CARRIES WITH HIM A WARRANT AND A GOVERNMENT IDENTITY CARD. HE WILL NEED TO PRODUCE THEM UPON HIS ENTRY TO ANY PREMISES FOR INSPECTION, HE SAID.

+ANY PERSON WHO OBSTRUCTS AN INSPECTOR OF APPRENTICES PERFORMING OR EXERCISING ANY FUNCTION, DUTY OR POWER UNDER THE APPRENTICESHIP ORDINANCE MAY BE PROSECUTED. ON CONVICTION, HE IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $5 000 AND TO IMPRISONMENT FOR 6 MONTHS, HE ADDED.

EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE ANY ENQUIRIES MAY CONTACT

ANY OF THE BRANCH OFFICES OF THE APPRENTICESHIP SECTION AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESSES 1–

(1) HENNESSY CENTRE, EAST WING, 6/F, 500 HENNESSY

ROAD, CAUSEWAY BAY

TEL 5-7956211

(2) PARIS THEATRE BUILDING, 7 KING FUK STREET

SAN PO KONG

(3)

TEL: 3-234722

SALISBURY ROAD, OPPOSITE TO SHERATON HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI

TEL: 3-667463

(4) 31 SHING FONG STREET, 5TH FLOOR, KWAI CHUNG

TEL: 0-297039

(5)

YEN HAU MANSION, 3RD FLOOR, 100 TING FU STREET, KWUN TONG

TEL: 3-7561093

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