WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1978
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LABOUR DEPARTMENT MOVES TSUEN WAN SUB-OFFICE
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THE SUB-OFFICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNIT, NOW LOCATED IN THE CHARTERED BANK BUILDING IN SHA TSUI ROAD, TSUEN WAN WILL MOVE TO THE FIFTH FLOOR OF SHING WAH BUILDING AT 31 SHING FONG STREET, KWA I CHUNG ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 4).
THE OFFICE, WHICH SERVES THE KWAI CHUNG DISTRICT, IS BEING MOVED FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS IN THE AREA WHERE MORE FACTORIES ARE BEING BUILT AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS ARE TAKING PLACE.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THE NEW OFFICE WILL BE 12-298983 FOR THE SENIOR LABOUR INSPECTOR AND 12-298747 AND 12-298107 FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES.
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THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNIT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENFORCING THE PROVISIONS OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS REGULATIONS GOVERNING THE HOURS OF WORK AND REST
DAYS.
ALL SUSPENDED POSTAL SERVICES BACK TO NORMAL
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THE POST OFFICE ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE BACKLOG OF MAIL WHICH ACCUMULATED DURING THE INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE HAS BEEN CLEARED AND THE SUSPENDED SERVICES WILL NOW BE RESUMED.
THESE SERVICES ARE THE INLAND PRINTED PAPERS AND OVERSEAS SURFACE LETTERS AND PRINTED PAPERS, THE REGISTRATION AND INSURED SERVICES AND INLAND PARCELS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE POST OFFICE SAID THAT THE BACKLOG WHICH ACCUMULATED CONSISTED OF INLAND MAIL AND SOME INCOMING AIRMAIL. THE SPEEDPOST SERVICE OPERATED NORMALLY THROUGHOUT THE DISPUTE AND OUTGOING AIRMAIL SERVICES WERE NOT GREATLY AFFECTED.
HE SAID THAT PROVIDED CHRISTMAS CARDS FOR GREAT BRITAIN WERE POSTED BY TOMORROW (NOVEMBER 2) IT SHOULD BE POSSIBLE TO DESPATCH THEM IN TIME FOR DELIVERY BY CHRISTMAS. ORIGINALLY, THE PUBLISHED LATEST DATF WAS NOVEMBER 1.
THE POST OFFICE ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT AIRMAIL SERVICE TO ISRAEL, WHICH WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO A POSTAL STRIKE IN THAT COUNTRY, HAS NOW RESUMED.
ALL AIR LETTER AND PARCEL MAIL FOR ISRAEL WILL NOW BE ACCEPTED FOR POSTING AS THE POSTAL STRIKE HAS ENDED.
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