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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1975
MORE CARE AND ATTENTION NEEDED FOR ELDERLY
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THERE IS STILL A NEED FOR MORE CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES FOR SENILE PEOPLE, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR. THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
HE NOTED THAT WHILE HONG KONG HAD A LONG HISTORY OF PROVIDING REGULAR HOMES FOR THE AGED, THE NUMBER OF CARE AND ATTENTION PLACES STILL FELL SHORT OF DEMAND.
ONE POSSIBLE WAY OF GETTING CLOSER TO MEETING THIS DEMAND, HE FELT, WAS FOR EXISTING OLD 'PEOPLE'S HOMES TO DEVELOP CARE AND ATTENTION SECTIONS,
BUT UNTIL THIS HAPPENED CARE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO ENSURE THAT AVAILABLE PLACES WERE GIVEN TO THOSE WHO NEEDED THEM, HE STRESSED.
MR. LEE MADE THESE REMARKS WHEN HE SPOKE AT THE DEDICATION AND OPENING OF THE SALVATION ARMY'S NEW CARE AND ATTENTION HOME AT KAM TIN IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.
HE SAID IT WAS A CREDIT TO THE HARD WORKING MEN AND WOMEN OF THE SALVATION ARMY THAT IN LESS THAN A YEAR AFTER THE FIRST CARE AND ATTENTION HOME WAS OPENED ANOTHER VALUABLE SERVICE WAS BEING MADE AVAILABLE TO INFIRM PEOPLE.
COMPENSATION RULES FOR BREACH OF EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS
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NEW LEGISLATION RESTORING THE RIGHT OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO CLAIM LIQUIDATED DAMAGES FOR WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE CAME INTO FORCE TODAY.
THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1975 PROVIDES THAT WHERE A .CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT IS WRONGFULLY TERMINATED BY EITHER PARTY, A LIQUIDATED SUM EQUAL TO WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE IS PAYABLE TO THE OTHER PARTY.
THE NEW LEGISLATION BECOMES SECTION 8A OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE SAID: THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO RESTORE THE LEGAL POSITION TO WHAT IT WAS ALWAYS THOUGHT TO BE.+
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