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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1992

IN ADDITION TO PERFORMANCES BY POPULAR

SINGERS AND A POLICE CRIME,

AS DEMONSTRATIONS

BAND, THE CARNIVAL ALSO FEATURED GAMESTALLS, QUIZ ON COMBATING DISPLAYS OF CRIME PREVENTION INSTALLATIONS AS WELL OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE HANDICRAFT.

WERE THE YAU TSIM AND DISTRICT BOARD DISTRICT COMMANDER,

ALSO PRESENT AT THE OPENING CEREMONY MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER, MISS ANNIE TANG; YAU TSIM CHAIRMAN, MR YIP WAH; AND YAU TSIM POLICE PETER FERRY.

MR

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LOCAL WORKERS' INTERESTS WELL PROTECTED

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THE GOVERNMENT WILL TAKE EFFECTIVE MEASURES ΤΟ EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF LOCAL WORKERS AND то HELP BETTER OR ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT THROUGH RETRAINING.

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'EMPLOYERS WHO

PROTECT THE THEM OBTAIN

LABOUR LABOUR

REGISTERED THEIR VACANCIES WITH THE DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) UNDER THE GENERAL INPORTATION SCHEME MUST FIRST OFFER JOBS TO LOCAL WORKERS AT MEDIUM WAGES BEFORE CONSIDERATION IS GIVEN TO ALLOW THEM TO IMPORT WORKERS, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR ALFRED CHAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

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MR CHAN REITERATED THAT QUOTAS WOULD BE GIVEN ONLY TO EMPLOYERS WHO HAD A GENUINE NEED FOR LABOUR AND WHO WERE WILLING TO FIRST TAKE ON LOCAL WORKERS REFERRED TO THEM BY THE LES.

"OUR STAFF ARE NOW GOING THROUGH RECORDS OF REGISTERED ΤΟ IDENTIFY SUITABLE CANDIDATES FOR REFERRAL TO

JOB-SEEKERS PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYERS," HE SAID.

"WHEN PROCESSING VACANCIES RECEIVED, LES STAFF WILL ALSO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE JOB SPECIFICATIONS AND CRITERIA SET FOR LOCAL WORKERS IN EACH CASE TO SEE IF THEY

MATCH," HE SAID, NOTING THAT UNDER THE 6,677 EMPLOYERS HAD SO FAR REGISTERED 75,315 JOB VACANCIES SCHEME.

"IF AN EMPLOYER IS FOUND TO HAVE DELIBERATELY SET EXCESSIVELY RESTRICTIVE CRITERIA NOT COMMENSURATE WITH THE NATURE OF THE JOB FOR LOCAL WORKERS, HIS APPLICATION FOR QUOTA TO IMPORT LABOUR MAY BE REJECTED, HE REMINDED.

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"THIS IS TO ENSURE THAT LOCAL WORKERS WILL BE GIVEN A FAIR CHANCE TO CHOOSE A JOB AND THAT THEIR EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WILL NOT BE UNDULY AFFECTED," HE NOTED.

MR CHAN ADDED THAT THOSE EMPLOYERS WHO FAILED ΤΟ RECRUIT LOCALLY AND WHO WERE SUBSEQUENTLY GIVEN QUOTAS TO IMPORT LABOUR BE REQUIRED TO PAY A LUMP SUM LEVY IN RESPECT OF EACH IMPORTED UPON THE ISSUE OF EMPLOYMENT VISA.

WOULD WORKER

/THE LUMP