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FRIDAY, APRIL 19, 1985

'SCORRI' REPORT WELCOMED

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) WELCOMED THE REPORT FROM THE BRITISH HOME AFFAIRS COMMITTEE'S SUB-COMMITTEE ON RACE RELATIONS AND IMMIGRATION (SCORRI).

A SPOKESMAN SAID:

+THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE REPORT AS AN INDICATION OF HMG'S CONTINUED INTEREST IN HONG KONG'S REFUGEE PROBLEM.

+WE SHALL STUDY THE REPORT CAREFULLY, CONSIDER ITS RECOMMENDATIONS WHICH DEAL WITH HONG KONG AND PRESENT OUR VIEWS TO HMG.

*THE COMMITTEE HAS SUBMITTED ITS REPORT TO PARLIAMENT AND HMG WILL RESPOND IN DUE COURSE BY MAKING A STATEMENT ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS TO PARLIAMENT.+

WAGE PROTECTION FUND BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED

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THE HONOURABLE CHAN KAM-CHUEN, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, HAS BEEN APPOINTED THE FIRST CHAIRMAN OF THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND BOARD.

THE APPOINTMENT OF MR CHAN AND EIGHT OTHER MEMBERS OF THE FUND BOARD IS PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE FUND BOARD HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY ORDINANCE 1985 WHICH CAME INTO OPERATION TODAY, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE EIGHT MEMBERS ON THE BOARD FOUR UNOFFICIALS AND FOUR PUBLIC OFFICERS ARE MR TAM YIU-CHUNG AND MR LAM WAH-HUI, REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES MR WILLIAM TURNBULL AND MR NICHOLAS YEUNG SHU-YAN, REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS; THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER. THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID, THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, AND COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVES.

/THE SPOKESMAN

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