Monday, October 15, 19773
LABOUR DISPUTE SETTLED
A dispute involving 220 workers of the Technical Products
Limited in receivership) has been amicably settled by the Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department.
The dispute broke out on October 8 over the question of
severance pay.
Under an agreement reached on October 12, daily-rated and monthly-rated workers today each received 7 days' and one month's wages in lieu of notice respectively.
pay.
In addition, they each received two months' wages as severance The total amount involved is in the region of $330,000.
WATER INTERRUPTION IN FANLING
Water supply to a number of premises in Fanling in the New Territories will be interrupted for eight hours on Wednesday (October 17) starting from 10 p.m.
The stoppage will enable the Waterworks Office to connect a
water main at Ko Po Bridge in Sha Tau Kok Road.
Premises affected by the water stoppage are situated along
Sha Tau Kok Road between Queen's Hill Camp and Sha Tau Kok Market,
including those in Ping Che Road, and the Ta Kwu Ling Police Station.
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