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As regards the third part of the question, the measures that are being planned or are implemented to support and reinforce the work of the IPCC include making the Council a statutory body; installing close circuit television and video recording facilities in all CAPO report and interview rooms so as to ensure greater transparency in the handling of cases and to ensure that the investigating officers are not unfair or biased in questioning; implementing the Interviewing Witnesses Scheme to enable the Council to clarify matters with witnesses, complainants, complainees and experts directly; conducting a comparative study of police complaints systems in other countries to identify the strengths and weaknesses of our system; enhancing the publicity programme of the Council to strengthen public confidence in, and awareness of, its work; and organising the Courteous Police Officers Award Scheme to encourage police officers to deal with members of the public more politely and tactfully, in order to reduce the number of complaints.

End/Wednesday, June 28, 1995

Domestic helpers

Following is a question by Dr the Hon Samuel Wong and a reply by the Secretary for Education and Manpower, Mr Michael Leung, in the Legislative Council today (Wednesday):

Question:

Regarding the importation of domestic helpers, will the Government inform this Council:

(a)

(b)

(c)

whether it has information to show the differences in salary, terms and conditions of service between domestic helpers in Hong Kong and those in Singapore and the difference in retraining charges imposed by the two governments relating to such employment;

of a breakdown, by country of origin, of foreign domestic helpers permitted by the Immigration Department to work in the territory; and

whether the Government will encourage people to employ local domestic helpers?