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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1978
GOVERNOR TO VISIT KCR WORKSHOP
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE WILL VISIT THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY WORKSHOP AT HO TUNG LAU, SHA TIN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON.
HE WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, MR. DEREK JONES AND THE GENERAL MANAGER OF KCR, MR. D.M. HOWES.
SIR MURRAY WILL BE BRIEFED BY MR. HOWES ON THE OPERATION OF THE WORKSHOP AND INSPECT THE MAIN PARTS OF THE WORKS.
THE MAINTENANCE, OVERHAUL AND SERVICING OF KCR'S ROLLING STOCK, EQUIPMENT AND PLANT, ELECTRIC LIGHTING AND POWER SIGNALS ARE CARRIED OUT AT THE WORKSHOP.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE GOVERNOR'S VISIT TO THE KCR WORKSHOP AT HO TUNG LAU, SHA TIN TOMORROW (THURSDAY) AFTERNOON. TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED. A GOVERNMENT VAN (AM 5005) WILL LEAVE THE CAR PARK OUTSIDE THE MAIN WING OF THE CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AT 3 P.M. SHARP.
'WORK ING OUTSIDE PERMISSIBLE HOURS' WARNING *****
FACTORY PROPRIETORS WERE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) WARNED NOT TO EMPLOY WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO WORK ILLEGALLY OUTSIDE THEIR PERMISSIBLE WORKING HOURS OTHERWISE THEY MAY FACE PROSECUTION FOR CONTRAVENING THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS REGULATIONS.
THE WARNING CAME FROM A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN WHEN HE REFERRED TO A COURT CASE AT THE NORTH KOWLOON MAGISTRACY YESTERDAY (TUESDAY) IN WHICH THE PROPRIETOR OF A GARMENT FACTORY IN CHEUNG SHA WAN WAS GIVEN A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5,000 FOR EMPLOYING 40 FEMALE WORKERS OUTSIDE THE IR PERMISSIBLE WORKING HOURS.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID FACTORY PROPRIETORS SHOULD REPORT THE OVERTIME PARTICULARS TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS REGULATIONS BEFORE THEY EMPLOY ANY WOMAN OR YOUNG PERSON TO WORK OUTSIDE THE PERMISSIBLE WORK ING HOURS,
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