17
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 1990
IMPROVED AT THE
HE ALSO NOTED THAT SECURITY HAD BEEN GREATLY SEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE SINCE IT OPENED IN JUNE LAST YEAR.
NUMBER THE
OUTSIDE
"THE NUMBER OF ESCAPES HAS CONSEQUENTLY FALLEN, AND THE OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES COMMITTED BY VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
" HE SAID. CENTRE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO FALL,
REFUGEE POPULATION IN TUEN ΤΟ FALL STEADILY ΤΟ
MR ASPREY ADDED THAT THE CURRENT MUN DISTRICT WAS ABOUT 9,200, AND WAS EXPECTED ABOUT 4,000 BY THE END OF THIS YEAR.
HIGH DEGREE OF VIGILANCE EXPECTED OF EMPLOYERS
AMENDMENT ΤΟ
THE ADMINISTRATION HAS NO PLANS TO INTRODUCE AN
OF SECTION 171 OF THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE WHICH MAKES IT AN OFFENCE STRICT LIABILITY
PERSON AN EMPLOYER TO EMPLOY A FOR
IS "NOT WHO SECURITY, THE HON ALISTAIR LAWFULLY EMPLOYABLE", THE SECRETARY FOR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
ASPREY
MR
CARE
TO POSSIBLE OF
AND
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON TAI CHIN-WAH,
SAID THAT
WOULD ANY SUCH AMENDMENT
BE OPEN EXPLOITATION, AND WOULD DETRACT FROM THE HIGH DEGREE VIGILANCE EXPECTED OF EMPLOYERS.
HE EXPLAINED THAT THE SECTION WAS INTRODUCED AS ONE OF A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO CURB ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION,
REQUIRE
THE AIM WAS TO EMPHASISE THE SERIOUS VIEW WHICH THE GOVERNMENT
ΤΟ AND OF
OF ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT
IMMIGRANTS, TOOK
THE EMPLOYERS TO EXERCISE VIGILANCE OVER WHOM THEY EMPLOYED.
UNDER IN GOOD AN EMPLOYEE'S FALSE IDENTITY
DOES NOT PROSECUTE "IN PRACTICE, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SECTION 171, IF HE IS SATISFIED THAT AN EMPLOYER HAS ACTED FAITH,
HAS TAKEN ALL REASONABLE PRECAUTIONS TO VERIFY IDENTITY, BUT HAS BEEN DECEIVED INTO BELIEVING THAT DOCUMENTS ARE GENUINE," HE SAID.
0
/18
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.