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Secretary for Security:- First of all, if by her action she is in breach of the

contract then of course he has recourse to civil law. The other thing he can

do is to refuse to agree to her changing employment. If he refuses to agree

to her changing employment then she cannot find another employer. The third

thing he should do is to complain to the Immigration Department. These Filipina

domestic helpers are allowed in on six-month periods of stay, so if the

Immigration Department know that the girl is misbehaving in terms of her

contract then it is most unlikely that the Department will renew her conditions

of stay after the first six months.

Mrs. Chow:- Has the Director of Immigration actually withheld permission to

stay from domestic helpers as a result of their breach of contract.

Secretary for Security:- Yes, Sir, ke has.