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MP'S LETTERS: FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS IN HONG KONG
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS RECEIVED A LETTER FROM A
MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, MR BRYAN E COLLIS, AND TWO LETTERS FROM MP'S (JUDITH HART AND DENNIS CANAVAN), BOTH BASED CLOSELY ON MR COLLIS' LETTER, CONCERNING THE RECENT ANNOUNCEMENT IN HONG KONG OF REVISED CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS.
TEXT OF MR COLLIS' LETTER IS IN MIFT.
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WE NEED TO SUBMIT A REPLY TO THE PRIVATE OFFICE BY 12 WE PROPOSE, SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS, TO REPLY ALONG THE
FOLLOWING LINES:
MAY.
BEGINS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR LETTER CONCERNING THE SITUATION OF
IMMIGRANT DOMESTIC WORKERS IN HONG KONG.
THE ADMISSION OF IMMIGRANT WORKERS INTO HONG KONG IS OF
COURSE PRIMARILY A MATTER FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO
DETERMINE UNDER HONG KONG'S OWN IMMIGRATION AND LABOUR
LEGISLATION.
A REVIEW OF THE EMPLOYMENT OF FOREIGN DOMESTIC HELPERS IN
HONG KONG WAS CONDUCTED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT BETWEEN MARCH
AND DECEMBER LAST YEAR. AS A RESULT, ON 16 APRIL THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED REVISED CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR FOREIGN
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