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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1992

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APPLICATIONS TO IMPORT SKILLED WORKERS INVITED

LABOUR

PRELIMINARY APPLICATIONS WILL BE INVITED FROM EMPLOYERS FOR THE

OF IMPORTATION

UNDER THE ABOUT 13,000 WORKERS

GENERAL IMPORTATION SCHEME FROM FRIDAY (NOVEMBER 20).

IMPORTED IN EXPIRY OF

THEY ARE TO REPLACE THE FOREIGN WORKERS WHO WERE 1990 AND

THE ARE DUE TO LEAVE HONG KONG IN BATCHES UPON THEIR CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT NEXT YEAR.

THE DECISION TO RECYCLE THE

GOVERNMENT

RELEVANT QUOTAS

REVIEW OF THE LABOUR MARKET SITUATION WHICH HAS UP AGAIN IN RECENT MONTHS.

FOLLOWS

A

TIGHTENED

"HOWEVER, IT MUST BE STRESSED THAT THE CEILING OF 25,000 H A WORKERS THAT CAN BE IMPORTED AT ANY ONE TIME WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED, GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

UNDER THE SCHEME, EMPLOYERS MAY APPLY TO BRING IN CRAFTSMEN, SUPERVISORS AND EXPERIENCED OPERATIVES.

TECHNICIANS,

IN 1993,

ANY EMPLOYERS, INCLUDING THOSE WITH QUOTAS EXPIRING MAY APPROACH THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT, LABOUR DEPARTMENT OR DISTRICT OFFICES ON FRIDAY WHEN APPLICATION FORMS, INFORMATION PAMPHLETS, EMPLOYMENT

IN CONTRACTS

A LIST OF PRINCIPAL JOB TITLES INDUSTRY (WITH ALLOWABLE MONTHLY WAGE LEVELS) ARE AVAILABLE.

AND

EACH

THE CLOSING DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS IS DECEMBER 11,

1992.

THE

SPOKESMAN SAID

IN THERE WAS NO CHANGE

THE APPLICATION

PROCEDURES.

INTERESTED EMPLOYERS MUST REGISTER THEIR VACANCIES LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE (LES) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BY A FORM LD295 IN DUPLICATE, HE SAID.

WITH COMPLETING

THE

A

COPY

11

"THIS FORM SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TOGETHER WITH THE PRELIMINARY APPLICATION FORM

WILL IN TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WHICH FORWARD

FOR THE REGISTRATION TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT VACANCIES.

TURN

OF

JOB SEEKERS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN SEEKING EMPLOYMENT ARE ADVISED TO APPROACH THE LES OFFICE FOR HELP.

THE LES

ATTEMPT TO ASSIST THEM AND REFER WILL RELEVANT EMPLOYERS FOR INTERVIEW FOR SUITABLE JOBS.

ALSO

THEM

ΤΟ THE

NOT EMPLOY

THE SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THEY SHOULD FOREIGN WORKERS WITHOUT THE PERMISSION OF THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION.

/ "THERE CAN