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MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1992

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE

A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE CONSULTANCY STUDY ON THE WHOLESALE MARKETING OF FRESH PRODUCE IN HONG KONG WILL BE HELD AT CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE MARKET OFFICE, SECOND FLOOR, ADMINISTRATION

WESTERN

SAI BLOCK, WESTERN WHOLESALE FOOD MARKET, PUN. THE CONFERENCE WILL BEGIN AT 3 PM.

AN AFD ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, MR ROY

RECLAMATION,

YING

THE

MARTHA

CHILVERS; THE DEPARTMENT'S SENIOR MARKETING DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, MR TSOI HOO-CHOI AND MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PANNELL KERR FORSTER SERVICES LIMITED, MS SUGARS, WILL BE PRESENT TO INTRODUCE THE STUDY AND ANSWER QUESTIONS.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO ATTEND.

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EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES SHOULD NOT OVERCHARGE JOB-SEEKERS

AGENCY OPERATORS

EMPLOYMENT LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000.

OVERCHARGING

JOB-SEEKERS

ARE

LABOUR OFFICER (EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES) MR FRANCIS WONG MADE THE REMINDER TODAY (MONDAY) FOLLOWING A COURT CASE IN WHICH AN EMPLOYMENT AGENCY AND ITS THREE DIRECTORS WERE FINED FOR OVERCHARGING FOUR JOB SEEKERS.

DICQUEEN LIMITED IN YUEN LONG, THE LICENCE HOLDER OF MICKEY "MPLOYMENT, AND ITS THREE DIRECTORS WERE SUMMONED FOR CHARGING COMMISSION RANGING FROM $4,000 TO $10,000 ON FOUR JOB-SEEKERS WITHOUT SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT.

THE COMPANY WAS FINED BY A FANLING MAGISTRATE $1,000 FOR EACH OF THE FOUR SUMMONSES, WHILE ITS THREE DIRECTORS WERE FINE $3,000 EACH FOR THE THREE SUMMONSES AGAINST EACH OF THEM.

THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY WAS ALSO ORDERED TO REFUND THE PLACEMENT FEES TO THE FOUR JOB-SEEKERS.

AGENCY

"UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGULATIONS, THE COMMISSION CHARGEABLE TO A JOB-SEEKERS

ON SUCCESSFUL PLACEMENT BY AN IS NO MORE THAN 10 PER CENT OF HIS FIRST MONTH'S WAGE, WONG SAID.

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MR

NOTING THAT THE COMPANY HAS NOT APPLIED FOR RENEWAL OF ITS LICENCE UPON EXPIRY LAST MONTH, MR WONG SAID THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY LICENCE OF AN OFFENDER IS LIABLE TO BE REVOKED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR.

HE ALSO REMINDED PROSPECTIVE OPERATORS OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO OBTAIN A LICENCE OR A CERTIFICATE OF EXEMPTION FROM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND TO PAY ATTENTION ΤΟ OTHER PROVISIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGULATIONS ON CHARGING OF REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL FEES FOR PLACEMENT AND VACANCIES.

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