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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1989

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IS

AN CHARGING MORE THAN THE PRESCRIBED FEES AND COMMISSIONS

EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE OFFENCE UNDER THE

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY

REGULATIONS.

THE "A LICENSEE OF OVERCHARGE IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000."

EMPLOYMENT AGENCY BRING PROSECUTED FOR

CONVICTION OF OVERCHARGE MIGHT

AGENCY BEING REVOKED LABOUR.

LEAD ΤΟ THE OR REFUSED RENEWAL BY THE

LICENCE OF THE FOR COMMISSIONER

THREE EMPLOYMENT COLLECTING

SAID THAT CITING STATISTICS, THE SPOKESMAN

EIGHT

FOR AGENCIES WERE CONVICTED ON A TOTAL OF

CHARGES FROM JOB SEEKERS FEES IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT LEGALLY PRESCRIBED YEAR. THE LICENSEES OF THESE AGENCIES WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $41,000.

LABOUR

ALSO DEPARTMENT

LAST

REVOKED IN THE SAME YEAR, THE

THREE OTHER LICENCES EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCES AND REFUSED TO RENEW THREE WHEN THE CONCERNED LICENSEES APPLIED FOR RENEWAL UPON EXPIRY.

OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED OPERATORS

AND THEIR LICENCES TO DISPLAY THE FEE SCHEDULES

IN THE PLACE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WITHIN BUSINESS, SUBMIT QUARTERLY RETURNS TO

AND THE PRESCRIBED TIME,

THE PRESCRIBED REGISTERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE AND THE REGULATIONS.

MAINTAIN

"IN THE RECRUITMENT OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS, EMPLOYMENT RESPONSIBILITIES TO AGENCIES ARE REMINDED THAT IT IS THE EMPLOYER'S

HOME COUNTRY TO HONG PROVIDE THE HELPER WITH FREE PASSAGE FROM HER

FREE KONG, AND UPON EXPIRY OR TERMINATION OF THE CONTRACT, TO PROVIDE RETURN PASSAGE FROM HONG KONG TO HER

SPOKESMAN

SAID.

HOME COUNTRY, THE

ENQUIRIES ON MATTERS RELATING TO THE AGENCIES MAY BE MADE TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ADMINISTRATION OF LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON 5-8523535 OR 5-8523541.

OPERATION OF

EMPLOYMENT

THE

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ALSO ENCOURAGED TO OVERCHARGE BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO THE DEPARTMENT 5-8523534.

REPORT CASES OF ON 6-8523541 OR

NEW YEAR FUN FOR CENTRAL AND WESTERN RESIDENTS

SPRING FESTIVAL WILL FOR RESIDENTS OF THE CENTRAL

AND

TWO SPECIAL PROGRAMMES TO CELEBRATE THE BE HELD ON SUNDAY (FEBRUARY 19) WESTERN DISTRICT.

AM AT THE VICTORIA PEAK WALKATHON, SCHEDULED TO START AT 9.30

WILL AFFORD PARTICIPANTS THE CHIU SHEUNG SCHOOL IN POK FU LAM ROAD, SOME GOOD PHYSICAL EXERCISE. IT IS ALSO MEANT TO BRING THEM GOOD BY WALKING ROUND THE PEAK,

LUCK

THE DISTRICT