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(G) TO PUBLICISE THAT IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO EMPLOY, FULL-TIME OR PART-TIME, FDHS WHO HAVE BEEN PERMITTED TO STAY IN HK TO WORK FOR

ANOTHER PERSONS. FDMS WHO BREACH THE CONDITIONS MAY BE REMOVED

FROM HK AND WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO RETURN TO WORK AS FDHS:

(H) TO REVIEW REGULARLY THE FDH WAGE LEVEL AND ANNOUNCE ANY INCREASES IF JUSTIFIED, ANNUALLY:

(1) TO REVISE THE STANDARD FDH CONTRACT TO PROVIDE FOR WAGE

RATES TO BE INCREASED IN THE SECOND YEAR OF A CONTRACT:

(J) TO REMIND EMPLOYERS TO TAKE OUT INSURANCE POLICIES FOR THEIR

FDHS.

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5. SUBJECT TO EXCO'S ADVICE ON 24 MARCH ON THE REVISED PROPOSALS

GRATEFUL IF MANILA CAN BE ASKED TO EXPLAIN THE REASONS FOR

INTRODUCING THE REVISED CONDITIONS TO THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT, PARTICULAR THE PROPOSITION THAT A FDH SHOULD LEAVE WITHIN TWO

WEEKS AFTER THE TERMINATION OF A CONTRACT. WE ASSUME THAT THE PHILI-

PPINES GOVERNMENT WILL NOT REACT TOO BADLY AS WE ARE NO LONGER

PROPOSING TO IMPOSE A CEILING ON THE NUMBER OF FDHS WHO MAY COME

TO WORK IN HK (AND THE HIGHER MINIMUM WAGE WILL INCREASE THE

AMOUNT REMITTED HOME).

6. WE REGRET THAT THE TIGHTENED CONDITIONS OF STAY AND BAN ON

CHANGING JOB MAY ADD TO THE WORKLOAD OF THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN MANILA, AT LEAST IN THE EARLY STAGES OF IMPLEMENTATION. WE HOPE THAT THIS COULD NOT BE TOO BURDENSOME. D OF IMMIGRATION WILL CONTACT

BE MANILA REGARDING DETAILED ARRANGEMENTS.

7. WE ARE AIMING TO BRIEF THE OMELCO SECURITY PANEL IN APRIL. WE

WILL SEND THE BACKGROUND TO MANILA BY BAG FOR THE PURPOSE OF

BRIEFING THE PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT AFTER EXCO HAS ADVISED ON

24 MARCH.

AKERS-JONES

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