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     The Labour Department will hold a talk on the employment of foreign domestic helpers on August 31 (Friday) at 7.30pm in the Lecture Hall of Hong Kong Space Museum, 10 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. Enrolment is now open.

     The employment rights and obligations of employers of foreign domestic helpers will be introduced. We have also invited the Chair Professor in Sociology of the Education University of Hong Kong, Professor Stephen Chiu, to share his 20-plus years of experience of the common problems faced by employers in hiring and living with foreign domestic helpers. Employers of foreign domestic helpers, especially first-time employers, are welcome to attend.

     The seminar will be conducted in Cantonese and admission is free. Seats will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis and the enrolment deadline is August 28. The enrolment form can be downloaded from the department’s website (www.labour.gov.hk). For enquiries, please call 2852 4000. read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
 
     The “HKMC Annuity Plan” introduced by the HKMC Annuity Limited (HKMCA), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation Limited, will start to accept registration of subscription intention tomorrow from Hong Kong permanent residents aged 65 years or above. 
      
     The registration period will be opened from July 19 to August 8, 2018.   Applicants can obtain or submit the “Subscription Intention Forms” at any one of the Agent Banks’ designated branches*.  They can also register online their intent to subscribe for the plan at the HKMCA website (www.hkmca.hk).
      
     The applicants are not required to pay premium at this stage but will need to fill in the “Subscription Intention Forms” with some basic personal information, the intended subscription amount and choose three intended Agent Banks which will assist in completing the application procedures in the next stage. 
      
     *The list of designated branches of the Agent Banks participating in the distribution of the HKMC Annuity Plan can be found at the HKMCA website (www.hkmca.hk). read more

The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority:        The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) wishes to alert members of the public to a press release issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking C… read more

     Hong Kong Customs yesterday (July 17) seized 489 suspected smuggled computer central processing units (CPUs), 381 suspected smuggled computer RAM units and 188 suspected smuggled smartphones respectively at Sha Tau Kok Con… read more

Attention TV/radio announcers: Please broadcast the following as soon as possible and repeat it at regular intervals:      Here is an item of interest to swimmers.      The Leisure and Cultural Serv… read more