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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 1990

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT ᎢᎻᎪᎢ . UNDER THE LAWS OF HONG KONG, A FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPER IS ONLY ALLOWED TO WORK FOR A SPECIFIC EMPLOYER UNDER A SPECIFIC CONTRACT ATTESTED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

EMPLOYMENT

HE ADDED THAT THOSE WHO HAVE BREACHED THEIR CONDITION HERE ARE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION

UPON CONVICTION TO A

AND

OF STAY FINE

OF

$5,000 AND TWO YEARS' IMPRISONMENT.

TRADE DEPT INTRODUCES NEW FAX SERVICE

* * * * *

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT HAS INTRODUCED A NEW FACSIMILE SERVICE IMPROVE DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION TO TRADERS.

AND

CIRCULARS

ΤΟ

ISSUED BY

STARTING TODAY (WEDNESDAY), NOTICES THE DEPARTMENT WILL BE SENT ΤΟ SUBSCRIBERS THROUGH BROADCAST FACSIMILE BY HONG KONG TELECOM INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (HKTI).

KEITH

DIRECTOR-GENERAL THE ACTING DEPUTY

OF TRADE, MR ALAN LAI, SIGNING A CONTRACT WITH HKTI'S GENERAL MANAGER (MARKETING), MR HARRISON,

SAID TODAY,

1T WOULD GREATLY ENHANCE DISPATCH INFORMATION TO TRADERS, ALTHOUGH CHARGES WOULD BE EXACTLY THE SAME THOSE FOR MAIL SUBSCRIBERS.

OF

AS

DOCUMENTS IN LAWS AND

THE TRADE DEPARTMENT CURRENTLY ISSUES THREE TYPES OF TO SUBSCRIBERS WHICH CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT CHANGES REGULATIONS, OVERSEAS QUOTAS AND TRADE NEWS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES.

WHETHER SENT BY

TO TO EXPORTERS (SERIES 1 (SERIES 1 A то

$120 3A); $60 FOR CERTIFICATION

THE ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION FEES FOR THESE, OR BY FACSIMILE, ARE $125 FOR NOTICE AND $55 FOR NOTICE ΤΟ EXPORTERS COMMERCIAL INFORMATION CIRCULAR; CIRCULAR.

AND

MAIL

3)

FOR BRANCH

SENT то

TO

"UNDER THE NEW SERVICE, NOTICES AND CIRCULARS WILL BE

TRANSMISSION HKTI BY COMPUTER OR SPECIAL HAND DELIVERY FOR ONWARD SUBSCRIBERS BY FACSIMILE," MR LAI SAID.

36 "HKTI WILL FAX EACH DOCUMENT TO SUBSCRIBERS WITHIN

HOURS,

HE SAID,

SO FAR APPROXIMATELY SIX PER CENT OF THE 21,000 ARE BEING DEALT WITH BY FACSIMILE.

SUBSCRIPTIONS

MR LAI URGED THOSE WHO HAD NOT YET JOINED THE DO SO AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

NEW

SERVICE

то

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