SATURDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1979
CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL IS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY
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A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL WHICH FALLS ON OCTOBER 29 IS ONE OF THE 10 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS APPOINTED UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
UNDER THE ORDINANCE, ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES WITHOUT DISTINCTION, INCLUDING DOMESTIC SERVANTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS AND ALL NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $3 500 A MONTH. ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY. THEY MUST ALSO BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THEIR EMPLOYERS FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY,
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON THE HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
IF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY IS TO BE GRANTED BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY. IN THE CASE WHERE AN ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY IS TO BE GIVEN AFTER STATUTORY HOLIDAY
THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE ARRANGEMENT AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
IF BOTH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AGREE. ANY DAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A STATUTORY HOLIDAY OR ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY MAY BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE. THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: FOR KOWLOON EAST 3-205638- KOWLOON WEST 3-201652- KWUN TONG 3-898520- TSUEN WAN 12-422096- TUEN MUN 12-818443 EXT. 82 AND HONG KONG ISLAND 5-282523 EXT. 60.
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PWD AWARDS TENDERS FOR WATCHMEN SERVICES
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THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE OF THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED FOUR CONTRACTS FOR WATCHMEN SERVICES AT NON-DEPARTMENTAL GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.
THE CONTRACTS, AWARDED BY THE MAINTENANCE BRANCH OF THE ARCHITECTURAL OFFICE, ARE WORTH MORE THAN $1.32 MILLION.
THREE OF THE CONTRACTS, WORTH MORE THAN $1.03 MILLION, WENT TO SECURITY AND INVESTIGATIONS SERVICES LIMITED FOR PROVISION OF SERVICES TO QUARTERS ON HONG KONG ISLAND.
ANOTHER CONTRACT, WORTH $284 651, WAS AWARDED TO BO WAI KUK LIMITED FOR SERVICES TO QUARTERS IN KOWLOON.
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