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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1988

IN TODAY'S DETAILS OF THE PROPOSAL WERE PUBLISHED IN A NOTICE

ENGLISH AND CHINESE. HAS ALSO (FRIDAY) GAZETTE. A NOTICE, BOTH IN BEEN POSTED NEAR THE SITE OF THE PROPOSED WORKS.

SEEN AT THE THE PLAN AND SCHEME OF THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE

DISTRICT WESTERN

CENTRAL CENTRAL AND

OFFICE,

ENQUIRY SUB-OFFICE, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, WEST WING, MAIN ENTRANCE LOBBY, HONG KONG; AND

LANDS DISTRICT

OFFICE, AND

OFFICE, ISLANDS DISTRICT HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG.

ISLANDS

SHOULD PROPOSAL

WRITE TO THE

ANY PERSON WHO OBJECTS TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, HONG KONG, NOT LATER THAN DECEMBER 6, 1988.

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE REVOKED

THE LICENCE OF QUEENSLAND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS REVOKED

EMPLOYMENT PERSONNEL SERVICES IN CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL TO OPERATE AN AGENCY.

THE AGENCY THIS FOLLOWS A COURT CASE IN WHICH THE LICENSEE OF

FOR CHARGING TWO FILIPINA WAS FINED $2,000 BY A WESTERN MAGISTRATE JOB-SEEKERS EACH $103 ON FIRST REGISTRATION.

FOR A IN

RECORDS ALSO SHOWED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAD BEEN CHARGED SIMILAR OFFENCE IN APRIL 1985 WHEN SHE WAS SUBSEQUENTLY BOUND OVER THE SUM OF $500 FOR 12 MONTHS.

THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER REGULATIONS, THE AMOUNT OF FEE THAT CAN BE CHARGED TO JOB-SEEKERS

RENEWAL AFTER AND FIRST REGISTRATION

SUBSEQUENT

LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF $5.

THE

THREE

FOR

MONTHS

IS

BY JOB-SEEKER

AN CENT OF HIS

ΤΟ A COMMISSION CHARGEABLE MAXIMUM EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AFTER SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT IS TEN PER FIRST MONTH SALARY.

AGENCY

AGENCY OPERATORS THAT UNDER THE SPOKESMAN WARNED EMPLOYMENT

MAY REFUSE то THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR

CERTAIN SPECIAL ISSUE OR RENEW A LICENCE, OR MAY REVOKE A LICENCE IN

NAME THE

EMPLOYMENT OF AN CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS IDENTICAL WITH OR RESEMBLES THE NAME OF ANOTHER EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, WHEN THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY IS BEING OR LIKELY TO BE USED FOR OR IMMORAL PURPOSES.

WHEN

IS

OR

UNLAWFUL

UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

ON GUARD AGAINST HE ADVISED JOB-SEEKERS TO BE OPERATORS AND TO REPORT ANY SUSPECTED UNLICENSED TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ADMINISTRATION EITHER IN PERSON OR ON TELEPHONE 5-8523543.

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