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THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1992

SIR DAVID STARTED HIS VISIT BY TOURING A PRIVATE HOME ELDERLY IN WATERLOO ROAD.

FOR THE

SOME THE SHUI OI HOME PROVIDES FOR THE NEEDY AND IS A REGISTERED SWD'S BOUGHT PLACE SCHEME.

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HOME

WHICH

CARE-AND-ATTENTION

IN PARTICIPATES

PLACES

THE

DURING HIS VISIT TO THE CARE-AND-ATTENTION HOME, SIR DAVID TALKED TO THE HOME OPERATOR, STAFF AND RESIDENTS THERE.

THE PARTY THEN ARRIVED AT ANOTHER ELDERLY HOME IN KOWLOON TONG.

RUN BY THIS HOSTEL WAS

THE CHINA COAST COMMUNITY LIMITED ON A NON-PROFIT-MAKING SELF-FINANCING BASIS.

THEIR

IT HAS A CAPACITY OF 38 PLACES FOR DISTRESSED ENGLISH-SPEAKING ELDERLY OF DIFFERENT NATIONALITIES WHO HAVE CHOSEN HONG KONG AS HOME.

THE

LEG LAST

OF SIR DAVID'S TOUR

VISIT WAS A STREET SLEEPERS' SHELTER IN SHAM SHUI PO - THE UN CHAU STREET WHICH WAS RUN BY THE STREET SLEEPERS' SHELTER SOCIETY INCORPORATED.

THE CENTRE HAS A CAPACITY OF 92 PLACES AND ACCOMMODATION FOR DESTITUTE AND HOMELESS PERSONS.

DAVID SIR

LEARNED THAT A

TO A SHELTER TRUSTEE

PROVIDES OVERNIGHT

OF NUMBER

NON-GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS ALSO OPERATED URBAN HOSTELS FOR THE HOMELESS. THE LATEST ONE IN WAN CHAI WAS OPERATED BY THE AGENCY FOR VOLUNTEER SERVICE.

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES MUST BE LICENSED

UP JOB

PLACEMENT

THE

ANY PERSON OR COMPANY INTENDING то TAKE BUSINESS MUST FIRST OBTAIN AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE FROM LABOUR DEPARTMENT,

OF

"THIS APPLIES ALSO TO AGENCIES DEALING WITH THE IMPORTATION LABOUR FROM CHINA OR OTHER OVERSEAS COUNTRIES," ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR ALFRED CHAN, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

WHICH

ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ANY ESTABLISHMENT AIMS TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT FOR A JOB-SEEKER OR TO SUPPLY STAFF TO AN EMPLOYER IS REGARDED AS AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY.

COMMENTING ON A NEWSPAPER REPORT ON A COMPANY CLAIMING то BE ABLE TO IMPORT FOREIGN WORKERS FOR LOCAL EMPLOYERS, MR CHAN SAID UNLESS THE COMPANY WAS A LICENSED EMPLOYMENT AGENCY, IT WOULD BE ILLEGAL TO ENGAGE IN SUCH OPERATION.

"AN EMPLOYMENT