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WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990

ADJUSTMENT CIVIL

"THIS INCLUDED $2,668.9 MILLION FOR THE 1989 PAY AND THE DIRECTORATE SALARY STRUCTURE REVIEW IN RESPECT OF THE SERVICE AND GOVERNMENT SUBVENTED ORGANISATIONS.

"OF THE AMOUNT OF $3,876.9 MILLION, $3,037.5 MILLION WAS OFFSET BY SAVINGS UNDER THE SAME OR OTHER HEADS OF EXPENDITURE OR BY THE DELETION OF FUNDS UNDER THE ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS SUBHEADS.

HE SAID.

"THE REMAINING $839.4 MILLION WAS NET SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISION,"

APPROVED NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS

WERE INCREASED BY $123.1 MILLION DURING THE PERIOD, AND NEW NON-RECURRENT COMMITMENTS OF $68.3 MILLION WERE ALSO APPROVED.

IN THE SAME PERIOD, A NET DECREASE OF 1,478 POSTS WAS

APPROVED.

BEEN APPROVED EITHER THE LATTER HAD

SIR PIERS SAID ITEMS IN THE SUMMARY HAD BY FINANCE COMMITTEE OR UNDER DELEGATED AUTHORITY, BEEN REPORTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE.

MEDICAL CERTIFICATES REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPORTED WORKERS EXPLAINED

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THERE IS AT PRESENT NO STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR IMPORTED WORKERS TO PRODUCE MEDICAL CERTIFICATES BEFORE THEY ARE ALLOWED ΤΟ ENTER HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, THE HON ELIZABETH WONG, SAID IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM DR THE HON LEONG CHE-HUNG, MRS WONG SAID THAT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE MEASURE, HOWEVER, MEDICAL CERTIFICATES WERE REQUIRED TO BE PRODUCED BEFORE THE STANDARD CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS WERE ATTESTED OR EMPLOYMENT VISAS WERB ISSUED TO WORKERS IMPORTED UNDER THE 1989 SCHEME FOR IMPORTATION OF SKILLED LABOUR.

"TIE REQUIREMENT FOR A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IS FOR THE PURPOSE OF DETERMINING THE WORKER'S FITNESS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND TO MEET INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTION STANDARDS.

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IT JS NOT INTENDED AS A PREVENTIVE MEASURE AGAINST THE POSSIBLE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES," MRS WONG EXPLAINED.

THAT

MRS WONG SAID THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANISATION HAD ADVISED THE MOST EFFECTIVE MEANS OF PREVENTING THE SPREAD OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES WAS THROUGH AN EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM.

HONG KONG.

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