SUPPLEMENTARY TO QUESTION NO: 5
in LESCO MEETING on 29.6.88
Mr. SOHMEN:
Sir, does the definition of workers' in the
Secretary's reply include or exclude white-collar workers from
Republic of China (PRC),
the People's for example, those who are employed in organisations
with PRC connections? If they are excluded from his defin-
give the approximate number of
ition, could the Secretary
Chinese nationals presently
being employed in Hong Kong?
SECRETARY FOR SECURITY:
Hong Kong whi
My answer, Sir, excludes the white-
collar workers that Mr. SOHMEN has mentioned. I presume he is
referring to those Chinese nationals holding official or semi-
official passports who enter Hong Kong for specific periods of
employment in Chinese companies or joint-venture companies in
of
which China is a partner. These Chinese nationals
are permitted entry into Hong Kong to work only if they possess
a special skill, knowledge or experience of value to and not
readily available in, Hong Kong, or are in a position to make
a substantial contribution to the economy of Hong Kong. As to
the numbers, they are small; they are admitted to fill managerial
or supervisory posts or as technicians. So far this year, a total
of 891 Chinese nationals have been so admitted and 89 of these
are in the construction or related fields.
Mr.CHEONG-LEEN:
Sir, are there any statistics on the age
groups and the working background of the 27,000 one-way permittees
from mainland China who come in annually, so that some of them
can be encouraged to join the construction field where the labour
shortage is the most serious?
And furthermore, Sir, would it be
No comments yet.
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