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The proposal will remove an existing condition of the ACP Scheme under which an employer can deduct up to a maximum of 15 per cent of a worker's monthly salary to pay for the meals provided.

Undertakings by Employers on Provision of Accommodation

To ensure that workers are provided with reasonable accommodation, employers will be required to give an undertaking to the Immigration Department that up-to-standard accommodation will be provided to their imported workers and this has been made a condition for visa approval.

Prior to the issue of visas by the Immigration Department, the Labour Department will inspect the accommodation to ascertain that suitable and furnished accommodation which meets the standard set out in the employment contract has been made available for the workers before they arrive in Hong Kong.

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Important step to open up government information further

Dissemination of government information "turned a new page" today (Tuesday) with the launching of the Hong Kong Government Information Centre on the Internet.

The Hong Kong Government home page, a single access to all government and quasi-government information, also marks an important step to open up more government information to members of the public. It is an important tool to help build the image of Hong Kong overseas by tapping into the fast expanding Internet user group which is estimated at well over 40 million people.

The new home page can be accessed at http://www.info.gov.hk/. Internet users are welcome to send e-mail messages to [email protected] on the Internet.

In a media demonstration session today (Tuesday), the Secretary for the Treasury, Mr Kwong Ki-chi, said in order to navigate the information superhighway efficiently, it was necessary to have proper sign-posting to point people to where they wanted to go.