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MONDAY, AUGUST 15, 1994

QUOTAS

JOB QUOTAS ALLOCATION ANNOUNCED

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THE ALLOCATION TO INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES TO BRING IN 11,000 IMPORTED WORKERS UNDER THE GENERAL LABOUR IMPORTATION SCHEME.

THESE WORKERS ARE TO REPLACE THOSE WHO ARE DUE TO LEAVE HONG KONG UPON THE EXPIRY OF THEIR CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT THIS YEAR.

BE 25,000,

MAY

"THE OVERALL LIMIT ON THE NUMBER OF IMPORTED WORKERS WHO BROUGHT IN AT ANY ONE TIME UNDER THE SCHEME REMAINS UNCHANGED

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE EDUCATION AND MANPOWER BRANCH STRESSED.

"IN WORKING OUT THE DISTRIBUTION OF QUOTAS, RELEVANT INCLUDING NUMBERS OF VACANCIES, WAGE RATES AND TRENDS, UTILISATION AND

CONTRIBUTION OF INDIVIDUAL THE

INDUSTRIES ECONOMY HAVE BEEN TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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FACTORS LABOUR THE

OF THE 11,000 IMPORTED WORKERS, THE LARGEST SHARE GOES TO THE RETAIL (1,733), CATERING (1,624) AND IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES (1,473).

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"THE NUMBER OF IMPORTED WORKERS ALLOWED FOR EACH INDUSTRY SERVICE SECTOR REPRESENTS A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE TOTAL PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THEM," THE SPOKESMAN NOTED.

"IN FACT, THE NUMBER OF IMPORTED LABOUR UNDER SCHEME IS LESS THAN 1 PER CENT OF OUR TOTAL WORKFORCE,

THE GENERAL HE ADDED.

SUCCESSFUL

THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE LETTERS TO EMPLOYERS WHO WILL BE GIVEN FOUR MONTHS TO ARRANGE THE IMPORTATION WORKERS.

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INFORM

EMPLOYERS WHO DO NOT WISH TO TAKE UP THE QUOTA SHOULD THE AUTHORITIES CONCERNED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE SO THAT THE QUOTA CAN BE

REALLOCATED.

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"THE GOVERNMENT RESERVES THE RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THE QUOTA THE EVENT OF BREACH OF CONDITIONS BY AN EMPLOYER," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"FURTHERMORE, EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE BREACHED THE CONDITIONS

FUTURE IMPORTATION THE SCHEME WILL BE DEBARRED FROM TAKING PART IN SCHEMES, HE SAID.

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE AND ASSIST IMPORTED WORKERS WHO HAVE BEEN EXPLOITED BY THEIR EMPLOYERS TO FIND ALTERNATIVE EMPLOYMENT.

SCHEME

THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THE LABOUR IMPORTATION WOULD NOT MEAN AN AMNESTY OR JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

"ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED AS SOON AS THEY APPREHENDED," HE WARNED.

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