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HONG KONG : The Hong Kong government has proposed an "anti-racism" bill that would make it harder for companies here to offer generous packages of perks to foreign employees, a press report says.
The South China Morning Post said that the measure, already in an "advanced stage of drafting," would require firms to prove that employees had expertise not easily available already from locals in the Chinese territory.
Foreign-born permanent residents would not be eligible, the paper said, citing Deputy Secretary for Home Affairs Stephen Fisher.
Harry O'Neill, managing director of headhunting firm Whitney Group, told the newspaper that the move would make Hong Kong a less attractive place to do business.
He said terms for expatriate employees -- which can include housing, education and travel allowances -- did not discriminate on the basis of race.
The bill is due to be presented to the Legislative Council in the next two months.
- AFP/ir
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