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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1994

MR PRESIDENT,

OF

THE NG TUNG HỌ (RIVER INDUS) AND SHEUN YUE HỒ {RIVER HEAS} LIE THE ENTIRELY WITHIN THE TERRITORY OF HONG KONG AND ARE NOT PART SHENZHEN RIVER REGULATION PROJECT.

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THEIR TRIBUTARIES THE TRAINING

THESE TWO RIVERS AND OF

BE COMPLETED BY SCHEDULED TO BEGIN TOWARDS THE END OF 1995 AND TO

TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT 2000. THE WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER PWP ITEMS 53CD AND 87CL AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF ABOUT $1 BILLION. FOR THE SECTION OF NG TUNG HO WITHIN AREAS 30B AND 33 OF SHEUNG SHUI, DETAILED PLANNING AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN OF THE WORKS ARE ALREADY IN PROGRESS; WHILE CONSULTANTS WILL EARLY NEXT YEAR TO IMPLEMENT THE REMAINING SECTION.

TRAINING

BE APPOINTED

PROJECTS AFFECTING

THE

A PROGRAMME FOR THE FLOOD CONTROL NORTHERN NEW TERRITORIES IS ATTACHED FOR MEMBERS' REFERENCE.

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EMPLOYMENT SITUATION OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

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AND A

FOLLOWING IS A QUESTION BY THE HON HENRY TANG YING-YEN WRITTEN REPLY BY THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY):

QUESTION: WILL THE GOVERNMENT INFORM THIS COUNCIL :

(A) WHAT

IS

THE CURRENT RATE OF UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG CONSTRUCTION WORKERS AND WHAT IS THE ACTUAL NUMBER CONSTRUCTION WORKERS WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNEMPLOYED;

OF

(B) OF

THE

QUOTA OF 294 ALLOCATED

INDUSTRY

ΤΟ

UNDER THE

IMPORTATION

THE

CONSTRUCTION

1994 GENERAL SCHEME OF LABOUR, WHAT IS THE NUMBER IN OF CONSTRUCTION WORKER CATEGORY; AND

(C) BEARING

IN MIND THE PRINCIPLE

REPLY:

MR PRESIDENT,

OF

SAFEGUARDING

THE

ON

THE

RESPECT

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY OF LOCAL WORKERS, HOW DOES THE GOVERNMENT ASSESS AND DETERMINE THE NUMBER OF IMPORTED COMPANIES WORKERS, AND HOW DOES IT MONITOR INDIVIDUAL

TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANY ABUSE OF IMPORTED LABOUR?

(A) THE

AVERAGE

UNEMPLOYMENT

ABOUT

RATE

OF WORKERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IS 2.8% FOR THE FIRST 1994.

6,400 PERSONS IN THE INDUSTRY UNEMPLOYED. THESE FIGURES COVER ALL EMPLOYEES IN CONSTRUCTION

ARE INCLUDING THOSE WHO

INDUSTRY,

WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION SITES.

HALF

OF

WERE

THE

NOT

(B) IN ALLOCATING