HONG KONG LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
28 November 1990
香港立法局
一九九○年十一月二十八日
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In 1988 approaching 300 cases
In 1989 close to 700 cases
Up to the first 10 months
of this year close to 600 cases.
I shall provide the precise figures in writing to Mr TAM. (Annex III)
MR MCGREGOR: Sir, in regard to the Secretary's reply to my previous question, why is the Government so wary of giving the domestic helper rather more time to find a new job? Is there something wrong with a domestic helper trying to find a new job with sufficient time available to do so, given the fact that she may find herself working for an employer with whom she simply cannot work?
The perpeze of giving
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SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER: Sir, this brings into question the duration of the "two-week rule" and is therefore a matter of policy. As I mentioned earler, the "two-week rule" was introduced not to give the foreign domestic helper the time during which to find an alternative employer. It is there because there is a need to stop job- hopping. At the moment, but for the imposition of the "two-week rule", there is nothing in the employment visa which stops the foreign domestic helper, on the termination of a contract, from remaining for the duration of the employment visa and going on to any other form of employment. Now this situation is quite plainly intolerable. The scheme would be completely deprived of any form of control whatsoever. If a foreign domestic helper x needs advice, then she can go at any time to the Labour Department for X counselling. She can also go at any time to the Immigration Department, during the two-year contract period, for permission to change her employer.
Real estate agencies
7. MISS LEUNG asked: Will Government inform this Council whether it will introduce measures to regulate real estate agencies' which deal in property transactions in order to curb speculative and fraudulent practices and ensure a reasonable standard of service for the consumers?
SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS: Sir, Government has considered instituting controls on speculative activities in
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