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Question No. 3

Reply by

The Hon. Michael Thomas, CMG, QC, Attorney General

to a question from The Hon. TAM Yiu-chung

in the Legislative Council Meeting on 25 June 1986

Question:

With regard to the problem of overseas domestic helpers working in Hong Kong, will the Government inform this Council

(a) the annual number of overseas domestic helpers working in Hong Kong from 1981 to 1985, and as at 31 May 1986, the total number of such helpers working in Hong Kong;

(b) the number of cases over the past 5

years in which overseas domestic helpers breached the conditions of stay laid down by the Immigration Department by taking up other jobs or because of other reasons, and what measures are taken to ensure that such conditions are complied with; and

(c)

what progress has been made in the review of Government's policy on

overseas domestic helpers and what is the scope of the review?

Reply :

Sir,

(a)

The number of overseas domestic helpers working

in Hong Kong at the end of each of the last five

years was, to the nearest hundred, as follows :

1981

15,600

1982

21,500

1983

26,300

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