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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1991

ON OR

ACCORDING TO THE BUILDING COVENANT, THE DEVELOPER HAS TO COMPLETE A GROSS FLOOR AREA OF NOT LESS THAN 470 SQUARE METRES BEFORE DECEMBER 25, 1994.

THE AUCTION WAS HELD AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE.

IT WAS CONDUCTED BY GOVERNMENT LAND AGENT, MR ROGER HARDING.

HE SAID HE WAS VERY SATISFIED WITH THE SELLING PRICES.

BID TO ENSURE WAGE PAYMENT TO IMPORTED WORKERS

WORKPLACES TO WITNESS EFFORT то WEED

LABOUR INSPECTORS WILL BE VISITING PAYMENT OF WAGES TO IMPORTED WORKERS IN A STEPPED-UP OUT MALPRACTICES OF UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYERS.

THE NEW MEASURE, ΤΟ BEGIN WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, WAS PUT FORWARD BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AT A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD (LAB) TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD FULLY SUPPORTED THE MEASURE.

ALL

LAST WEEK, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SENT OUT A LETTER TO

THE 2,488 EMPLOYERS OF IMPORTED WORKERS ADVISING THEM то PAY WAGES THROUGH BANKS DIRECT INTO THE WORKERS' ACCOUNTS AND REMINDING THEM OF THE LAW REGARDING WAGE PAYMENT AND WAGE DEDUCTION.

"OUR LABOUR INSPECTORS WILL BE CALLING ON THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO DO NOT TAKE OUR ADVICE AND WILL WITNESS PAYMENT OF WAGES TO ENSURE THAT THE IMPORTED WORKERS RECEIVE THEIR WAGES IN FULL, ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR MAK SAI-YIU, SAID.

"THE INSPECTORS WILL ALSO VISIT. THE WORKPLACES AND ACCOMMODATIONS OF IMPORTED WORKERS TO EXPLAIN TO THEM THEIR STATUTORY AND CONTRACTUAL RIGHTS AND WILL DISTRIBUTE LEAFLETS IN SIMPLIFIED CHINESE CHARACTERS CONTAINING SUCH INFORMATION AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR THEM TO LODGE COMPLAINTS, MR MAK ADDED.

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WHETHER

DURING THESE VISITS, LABOUR INSPECTORS WILL ALSO CHECK THERE IS ANY BREACH OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE RULES AND CONDITIONS OF THE LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEMES.

"WHERE THERE IS EVIDENCE OF MALPRACTICE, PROSECUTION WILL BE TAKEN OUT AGAINST THE EMPLOYERS CONCERNED, MR MAK SAID.

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A HE SAID IF THERE IS EVIDENCE OF

SERIOUS OFFENCE, SUCH AS

IN CONNECTION WITH FALSE REPRESENTATION AND FORGING DOCUMENTS

VISA APPLICATION OF IMPORTED WORKERS, THE DEPARTMENT WILL REFER THE CASE TO THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION FOR FURTHER ACTION.

/"THE MAXIMUM

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