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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1980
HOWEVER, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR'S POWER TO REQUIRE THE POSTING UP OF NOTICES CONTAINING VARIOUS ABSTRACTS OR EXPLANATIONS OF LABOUR LEGISLATION WILL BE EXTENDED TO COVER ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF DOMESTIC PREMISES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THAT A SEPARATE NEW PROPOSAL WAS IN RESPECT OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES DEALING SOLELY WITH DOMESTIC SERVANTS. THESE ESTABLISHMENTS WERE PRESENTLY EXCLUDED FROM THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE WHICH REQUIRED PRIVATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO BE LICENSED.
HOWEVER, HE SAID, BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN THE SITUATION AND THE RISE OF VARIOUS MAL-PRACTICES IT WAS PROPOSED THAT FEE-CHARGING EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES DEALING SOLELY WITH DOMESTIC SERVANTS SHOULD NO LONGER BE EXCLUDED FROM THE ORDINANCE.
SUN ECLIPSE ON LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY
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A TOTAL ECLIPSE OF THE SUN WILL OCCUR ON FEBRUARY 16, SATURDAY, THE LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY SAID: IF WEATHER PERMITTING IT WILL BE VISIBLE IN HONG KONG AS A PARTIAL ECLIPSE.+
DETAILS OF ECLIPSE ARE AS FOLLOWS:
ECLIPSE BEGINS
SUNSET IN HONG KONG
HONG KONG TIME (GMT+8)
FEBRUARY 16 1737 HOURS
FEBRUARY 16 1820 HOURS
THE REMAINING PHASES OF THE ECLIPSE OCCUR AFTER SUNSET AND SO WILL NOT BE VISIBLE IN HONG KONG.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID: +AT THE TIME OF THE ECLIPSE, THE SUN WILL BE LOW IN THE WEST SOUTHWESTERN SKY. THE BEST PLACE TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE WILL BE HIGH GROUNDS WITH NO OBSTRUCTION OF SIGHT TO THE WEST SOUTHWEST, FOR EXAMPLE THE LANTAU PEAK.
+EVEN AT A LOW SOLAR ANGLE IT IS STILL DANGEROUS TO LOOK AT THE SUN WITH THE NAKED EYE. CITIZENS WHO WISH TO OBSERVE THE ECLIPSE ARE ADVISED TO VIEW THE SUN THROUGH A PIECE OF SMOKED GLASS OR A PIECE OF FULLY EXPOSED FILM, HE SAID.
THE SAME ECLIPSE WILL BE VISIBLE MOST PART OF ASIA, THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA BUT ONLY PEOPLE LOCATED ON A NARROW STRIP OF THE GLOBE EXTENDING FROM SOUTHWEST CHINA ACROSS CENTRAL INDIA AND CENTRAL AFRICA TO THE EASTERN ATLANTIC WILL BE ABLE TO SEE IT AS A TOTAL ECLIPSE.
AN ANNULAR ECLIPSE OF THE SUN WILL ALSO OCCUR ON AUGUST 11 THIS YEAR BUT THIS ECLIPSE WILL NOT BE VISIBLE IN HONG KONG,
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