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Mr Cheung said a consultancy firm was commissioned in late January to prepare a Technical Memorandum and a Code of Practice for the site supervision plan system.

"The supervision plan will include a comprehensive management system on site safety specifying how the site works are to be managed and the supervisory responsibilities of the building professionals and all other personnel engaged in the building works.

"The Technical Memorandum which will be subject to legislative procedures will lay down the system and framework for the supervision and management requirements," he said.

"The department will take a serious view of any future cases of carrying out or permitting the carrying out of demolition or any other building works in a dangerous manner," he said.

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Employment agencies must be licensed

The Labour Department reminded those intending to operate employment agencies to apply for licences from the Employment Agencies Administration of the department.

The reminder was made following a recent court case in which a tuition centre was fined $4,000 at the South Kowloon Magistracy for operating as an employment agency without a valid licence.

"Tuition centres would be regarded as employment agencies if their business involves arranging job-seekers to be employed by the students' parents, or in recruiting tutors for the parents. They should therefore apply for an employment agency licence and must comply with Part XII of Employment Ordinance." Labour Officer (Employment Agencies Administration), Mrs Lourdes Lam, said today (Sunday).

"Operators have to apply for employment agency licence at least one month before starting the business. The licence fee is $1,870 for a main office and $360 for a branch office.