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SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 1991

AND

29 CHINESE, COVER

OF PROTECTION

WAGES ON ORDINANCE AND MATTERS MR CHAN SAID.

"THE TAPES, AVAILABLE IN BOTH ENGLISH

ORDINANCE, UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT TOPICS INSOLVENCY ORDINANCE, EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION RELATING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS,

"THEY WILL BE PLAYED BACK TO THE CALLER ON A DATAPHONE IF SO DESIRED.

"HOWEVER, COMPLICATED

ENQUIRIES

AND

MACHINE

ΤΟ

RELATING THOSE

DIVISIONS OF THE

SPECIFIC CASES WILL BE REFERRED TO THE APPROPRIATE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE DETAILED ANSWERS."

SUPPLEMENT EXISTING OF THE LABOUR

IN JULY 1989 TO THE GETS WAS INTRODUCED

BY OPERATED

VARIOUS DIVISIONS ENQUIRY SERVICES DEPARTMENT.

THE BY RECEIVED

CALLS

PUBLIC, EVERY

"IT HAS BEEN WELL ENQUIRIES RECEIVED LAST YEAR, ABOUT 235 NOTED.

64,595 CHAN

WITH

MR DAY,"

"OF THESE ENQUIRIES, ABOUT HALF REQUIRED VERY SIMPLE AND ANSWERS, 23 PER CENT WERE HANDLED BY THE DATAPHONE SYSTEM AND CENT WERE REFERRED TO OTHER DIVISIONS OR DEPARTMENTS FOR ADDED.

815 5066

BRIEF 27 PER HE

ACTION,"

BE MANNED WILL THE ENQUIRY HOTLINE LABOUR INSPECTORS FROM 9 AM TO 5.30 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND FROM NOON ON SATURDAYS.

FOUR BY 9 AM TO

0

PLEA ON VOLUNTARY SERVICE

ENROLLING CADETS OF THE ST JOHN

AMBULANCE BRIGADE

WERE TODAY TO SUPPORT AND

(SATURDAY) ENCOURAGED TO CONTINUE TO PARTICIPATE IN, TO HELP THE SPREAD OF VOLUNTARY SERVICE IN HONG KONG.

THE PLEA WAS MADE BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL

THE CADETS' WHEN ADDRESSING

CARTLAND, PASSING-OUT PARADE.

WELFARE, MR M.D.

CEREMONY AND

ENROLMENT

FOR CRITICISED

BEING DRIVEN BY "IN A SOCIETY THAT IS OFTEN

THAT THE SPIRIT OF GREED AND MATERIALISM, IT IS REFRESHING TO FIND

STRONG SELFLESSLY HELPING OTHERS IS ALIVE AND WELL AND DRAWING SUCH A

MR CARTLAND TOLD THE 300 CADETS. RESPONSE FROM OUR YOUNG PEOPLE,

ORGANISATION

**

OF

HE NOTED THAT ST JOHN WAS A VOLUNTARY ORGANISATION PROVIDING VOLUNTEERS REAL SENSE OTHERS.

AN

IN A VERY SERVICE TO

INVOLVED IN THE VOLUNTARY IN

ORGANISATIONS SUBVENTED "MANY OF THE OTHER PROVISION OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN HONG KONG ARE NO LONGER ANY WAY, A TREND WHICH APPEARS TO COINCIDE WITH INCREASING

HE SAID. ON GOVERNMENT FUNDING,

"

DEPENDENCY

/HE POINTED