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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1985

+LABOUR INSPECTORS ARE EMPOWERED, DURING THEIR VISIT TO ANY PLACE OF WORK, TO INSPECT THE EMPLOYEE RECORDS AND THE IDENTITY DOCUMENTS OF ALL WORKERS EMPLOYED IN THAT PLACE,+ MR CHOW ADDED.

ANY EMPLOYER WHO OFFERS JOBS TO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS IS LIABLE, ON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $50 000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR UP TO ONE YEAR.

THE EMPLOYER MAY ALSO BE FINED $10 000 FOR FAILING TO KEEP AN UP-TO-DATE RECORD OF EACH OF HIS EMPLOYEES.

FCO OFFICIAL VISITS BORDER AREA *****

THE HEAD OF THE HONG KONG DEPARTMENT AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE, MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY, VISITED THE NORTH DISTRICT THIS (MONDAY) MORNING TO SEE THE PROGRESS OF DEVELOPMENTS AT THE BORDER AREA.

AT MAN KAM TO POLICE POST, MR GAL SWORTHY WAS TOLD THAT IMPROVEMENT WORKS TO THE CROSS BORDER LINK WOULD START IN MID-1986 AND BE COMPLETED BY 1988.

MR GALSWORTHY THEN WENT TO SHA TAU KOK AND AT THE ROOF OF THE POLICE POST HE WAS BRIEFED BY NORTH DISTRICT OFFICER, MR IAN WOTHERSPOON, ABOUT A SITE WHERE THE GOVERNMENT WOULD SPEND ABOUT $200 MILLION ON A RE-DEVELOPMENT PROJECT.

THE PROJECT INCLUDES THE CONSTRUCTION OF A RURAL PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATE TO BE READY BY 1987, A SPORTS GROUND, A PRIMARY SCHOOL, A FIRE STATION AND A POLICE STATION.

BOARD TO DISCUSS DRAFT NATIONALITY ORDER

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WONG TAI SIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS WILL DISCUSS THE WHITE PAPER ON THE DRAFT ORDER ON BRITISH NATIONALITY AT THE IR MEETING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON.

ASSISTANT SECRETARY (SECURITY), MRS CARRIE LAM, AND SENIOR IMMIGRATION OFFICER, MR T.K. LAI, WILL BE PRESENT TO LISTEN TO MEMBERS' VIEWS AND TO ANSWER QUESTIONS ABOUT THE WHITE PAPER.

/BOARD MEMBERS