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SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 1991

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ON SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT,' SHE SAID, "THE COMMISSION CHARGEABLE TO A JOB-SEEKER BY AN AGENCY IS NOT MORE THAN 10 PER CENT OF HIS FIRST MONTH'S WAGES, WHILE COMMISSION FROM AN EMPLOYER IS A MATTER OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EMPLOYER AND THE AGENCY."

THE REMINDER FOLLOWS A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY OPERATOR WAS FINED $1,400 FOR OVERCHARGING A JOB-SEEKER AND WAS ORDERED TO REFUND THE PLACEMENT FEE OF $15,560 TO THE JOB-SEEKERS.

THE OPERATOR'S LICENCE WAS LATER REVOKED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.

MISS FONG ALSO REMINDED PROSPECTIVE OPERATORS OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO OBTAIN A LICENCE OR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION PROM THE DEPARTMENT, NOTING THAT AN OPERATOR WHO FAILED TO DO SO WAS RECENTLY FINED $2,500.

"OPERATING AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WITHOUT A VALID LICENCE OR OVERCHARGING JOB-SEEKERS OR EMPLOYERS IS AN OFFENCE WHICH CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000," SHE SAID.

ENQUIRIES RELATING TO OPERATIONS OF OR FEES CHARGEABLE BY EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES CAN BE MADE TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES ADMINISTRATION ON TEL. 852 3540 OR 852 3541.

ANNUAL GOVT INTER-DEPARTMENTAL RACE

MORE THAN 800 CIVIL SERVANTS FROM 49

GOVERNMENT

GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS

ANNUAL RACE

INTER-DEPARTMENTAL

PARTICIPATED IN THE 10TH 1991 THIS (SATURDAY) MORNING IN SHA TIN.

THE SHING MUN

PARTICIPANTS STARTED OFF AT THE SHA TIN FIRE STATION, AND CIRCLED ROUND

RIVER CHANNEL. THE RACE WAS SEVEN KILOMETRE FOR MEN AND FIVE KILOMETRE FOR WOMEN.

INTER-DEPARTMENTAL

THE ANNUAL RACE WAS ΤΟ BOOST FOSTER BETTER TEAM SPIRIT AND STAFF MORALE.

YEAR'S THIS

TIES AND

AND NEW SECRETARY INFORMATION

COMPETITION WAS HOSTED BY THE CITY TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION. OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDED THE FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR BARRIE WIGGHAM, THE DIRECTOR OF

MR SERVICES, SERVICES, MRS IRENE YAU, AND THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE MARCH.

JOHN

TROPHIES WERE

ΤΟ AWARDED

THE WINNERS AND RACE WERE BACH PARTICIPANTS WHO FINISHED THE SOUVENIR.

500 THE FIRST GIVEN A T-SHIRT AS

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