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THURSDAY, MAY 26, 1988

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MTRC, KCRC BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED TO TAC

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTER (TAC), FOR A TERM OF ONE YEAR FROM JUNE 1.

THEY ARE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBER, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, AND URBAN COUNCILLOR, MR SAMUEL WONG PING-WAI.

MR YEUNG IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION.

MR WONG IS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON CORPORATION AND A MEMBER OF THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.

SAID

RAILWAY

SPOKESMAN RELATIONSHIP IMPROVE

COMMENTING ON THE NEW APPOINTMENTS, A GOVERNMENT THAT THEY SHOULD FACILITATE A CLOSER WORKING BETWEEN THE TAC AND THE TWO RAILWAY CORPORATIONS AND CO-ORDINATION OF RAIL AND OTHER TRANSPORT SERVICES.

THE

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS FOR FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS

THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION, MR ALAN CARTER, TODAY ANNOUNCED A CHANGE

IN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE ADMISSION OF DOMESTIC HELPERS.

(THURSDAY) FOREIGN

BY THE

FROM JUNE 3 THIS YEAR, EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS ATTESTED COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR MUST CARRY A WAGE NOT BELOW $2,500 PER MONTH.

MAY

RE-ENGAGEMENT CONTRACTS ATTESTED BEFORE JUNE 3 THIS YEAR CARRY THE OLD RATE OF NOT LESS THAN $2,300 PER MONTH, CONTRACTS MUST TAKE EFFECT NOT LATER THAN JUNE 27 THIS YEAR.

BUT SUCH

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE REVISION WAS IN LINE THE CURRENT MARKET RATE FOR LOCAL DOMESTIC HELPERS.

WITH

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