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WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990

ADEQUATE WORKFORCE NEEDED FOR INDUSTRIES

THE ULTIMATE OBJECTIVE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S PLAN то RELAX THE IMPORTATION OF LABOUR IS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE WORK FORCE FOR HONG KONG'S INDUSTRIES SO THAT ITS CONTINUED ECONOMIC GROWTH IS SATISFACTORILY MAINTAINED, THE HON CHENG HON-KWAN SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SPEAKING IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION ON THE IMPORTATION OF LABOUR,

HE AGREED THAT MR CHENG SAID

INITIALLY 2,000 WORKERS SHOULD BE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPORTED TO FACILITATE THE

THE NEW AIRPORT AND A VERY TIGHT

RELATED INFRASTRUCTURES WHICH MUST BE COMPLETED WITHIN SCHEDULE.

"THESE PROJECTS ARE ADDITIONAL TO THE NORMAL PUBLIC WORKS PROGRAMME, THEREFORE ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM ELSEWHERE ARE REQUIRED WITHOUT DISRUPTING OTHER NORMAL WORKS PROJECTS, HE SAID.

IN DUE COURSE, MR CHENG ADDED, HE

PROVIDED AS RESOURCES TO BE

NECESSARY WHEN AIRPORT PROJECTS INCREASED.

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WOULD URGE EVEN MORR THE WORKLOAD OF THE

IMPLEMENTATION

ENSURE

OF THE THAT THE

THE MR CHENG WARNED, HOWEVER, THAT IN

THE IMPORTANT FOR

ΤΟ GOVERNMENT SCHEME, IT WAS INTEREST OF THE LOCAL WORKERS WAS WELL PROTECTED.

PERHAPS

HE POINTED OUT THAT THERE WAS

A NEED ΤΟ SET UP A POLICING SYSTEM TO MONITOR THE WORKING OF THE SCHEMES.

"IT IS NECESSARY TO MANAGE THE SCHEMES FLEXIBLY TAKING ACCOUNT THE SITUATION OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY IN EACH TRADE AT THE AND MAKE SUITABLE ADJUSTMENT WHERE APPROPRIATE, MR CHENG SAID.

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IMPORTED WORKERS SHOULD BE TOLD OF STATUS

FOREIGN WORKERS SHOULD BE TOLD IN CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS OF THEIR STATUS IN HONG KONG, THE HON RONALD ARCULLI SAID LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

TERMS IN THE

LABOUR, WORKERS

SPEAKING IN THE DEBATE ON THE MOTION ON IMPORTATION OF MR ARCULLI SAID THAT IN FAIRNESS TO HONG KONG AND THE FOREIGN TO BE BROUGHT HERE ISSUES RELATED TO THEIR IMMIGRATION STATUS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BEFORE GOING AHEAD WITH IMPORTATION OF LABOUR.

WHILE IN FAVOUR OF IMPORTED LABOUR, MR ARCULLI SAID ONE PROBLEM TO BE ADDRESSED WOULD BE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN WHERE EITHER OR BOTH MIGHT BE FOREIGN WORKERS; OR WHERE ONE MIGHT BE A FOREIGN WORKER AND THE OTHER A HONG KONG PERMANENT RESIDENT.

/HE NOTED

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