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SUNDAY, JANUARY 19, 1992

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"WE WILL ASSIST IMPORTED WORKERS WHO WERE DISMISSED BECAUSE COMPLAINING TO THE DEPARTMENT ABOUT EXPLOITATION IN FINDING EMPLOYMENT AND IN APPLYING ΤΟ THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT FOR AN EXTENSION OF THEIR STAY IN HONG KONG, HE ADDED.

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AS MANY OF THE OFFENCES DETECTED CONCERNED DEDUCTION AND UNDERPAYMENT OF WAGES, HE REMINDED EMPLOYERS OF THE STATUTORY REQUIREMENT FOR THEM TO PAY THEIR IMPORTED WORKERS THE FULL AMOUNT OF WAGES ONCE PAYMENT BECAME DUE.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL SHORTLY PROPOSE TO RAISE THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR UNLAWFUL DEDUCTION OF WAGES AND UNDERPAYMENT OF WAGES FROM $10,000 TO $100,000 AND FROM $20,000 TO $200,000 RESPECTIVELY, PLUS IMPRISONMENT FOR UP TO ONE YEAR.

"BY INCREASING THE LEVELS OF FINE TENFOLD AND INTRODUCING CUSTODIAL SENTENCE, THE LAW SHOULD HAVE THE DESIRED DETERRENT EFFECT ON EMPLOYERS AND SHOULD ACCORD FULLER PROTECTION FOR IMPORTED WORKERS," MR MAK SAID.

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FLAT OWNERS AND TENANTS VITAL IN BUILDING MANAGEMENT

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OWNERS AND TENANTS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN GOOD BUILDING MANAGEMENT, AN OFFICIATING GUEST OF A BUILDING MANAGEMENT SEMINAR, MR CHUNG PUI-LAM, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE BUILDING MANAGEMENT SEMINAR "PERSPECTIVE AND PARTICIPATION II" AT THE LECTURE HALL OF THE HONG KONG SCIENCE MUSEUM, MR CHUNG SAID IN RECENT YEARS, MORE AND MORE FLAT OWNERS WERE CONCERNED ABOUT THE QUALITY OF PRIVATE BUILDING MANAGEMENT AND THEIR OWN INTEREST IN IT.

HE NOTED THAT TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT STANDARDS OF PRIVATE BUILDINGS AND ΤΟ ASSIST FLAT OWNERS то FORM OWNERS CORPORATIONS, THE GOVERNMENT IS AMENDING THE MULTI-STOREY (OWNERS INCORPORATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL.

"THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDED THE INTRODUCTION OF MANDATORY CLAUSES, IMPROVING THE UNFAIR CLAUSES IN RESPECT OF DEEDS OF MUTUAL COVENANT AND TO DEFINE MORE CLEARLY THE INTERESTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF FLAT OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT COMPANIES," HE SAID.

MR CHUNG CALLED ON FLAT OWNERS AND TENANTS то ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THEIR BUILDINGS.

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HE SAID 'THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN DEVELOPMENT OF BUILDING MANAGEMENT IS OF VITAL IMPORTANCE.

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