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FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1992

POINT

"OUR LATEST OPERATION SHOULD DRIVE HOME THE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY. ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH OTHERWISE IS ONLY CHEATING HIMSELF," HE SAID.

THAT THERE TO BELIEVE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID APART FROM CONTINUOUS CHECKS THROUGHOUT TERRITORY, THERE WAS NO LET-UP IN ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION EFFORTS THE BORDER.

BE "A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE WILL CONTINUE TO THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES BOTH AT THE LAND AND HE SAID.

THE

AT

MAINTAINED

BY

BORDERS,

It

SEA

DURING THE JOINT OPERATION, WHICH BEGAN ENDED AT 5 AM TODAY, THE POLICE HAD STEPPED SPOT CHECKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.

CARRIED

OUT

AT 5 AM THEIR CHECKS

YESTERDAY AND IDENTIFICATION

AT SUSPICIOUS

AS A RESULT, A TOTAL OF 10,220 PERSONS, 1,853 VEHICLES AND VESSELS WERE STOPPED FOR IDENTIFICATION CHECKS.

268

ON THE LABOUR FRONT, INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT

ILLEGAL

VISITED 2,429 ESTABLISHMENTS TO WEED OUT ANY

1MMIGRANTS WHO

AND MAY BE WORKING,

ΤΟ CHECK THAT EMPLOYERS FULFIL THEIR LEGAL OBLIGATION OF KEEPING PROPER RECORDS OF THEIR EMPLOYEES.

A TOTAL OF 10,680 EMPLOYEES HAD THEIR PROOF OF IDENTITY CHECKED DURING THE OPERATION.

EIGHTEEN ESTABLISHMENTS WERE FOUND

NOT

ABLE TO

PROVIDE

FOR

INSPECTION A RECORD OF EMPLOYEES.

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY COULD BE FINED UP TO $50,000 AND JAILED FOR UP TO A YEAR IF THEY WERE FOUND TO BE EMPLOYING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

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EXPERT TALKS ON DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER

BRITISH AND MATTERS RELATING HELD IN HONG

A 10TH ROUND OF

TALKS BETWEEN EXPERTS OF THE CHINESE SIDES OF THE JOINT LIAISON GROUP TO DISCUSS TO HONG KONG'S FUTURE DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER WILL BE KONG ON AUGUST 26 AND 28.

THE BRITISH TEAM WILL BE LED BY BRITISH REPRESENTATIVE MR

REPRESENTATIVE MR PAUL. THE CHINESE TEAM WILL BE LED BY CHINESE JIAHUAN.

ALAN LUO

THEY WILL BE ASSISTED BY EXPERTS FROM THE TWO SIDES.

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