MONDAY, AUGUST 25, 1980
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HIGHLIGHTING THE PROGRAMMES WILL BE A SERIES OF 14 TV GAME SHOWS FOR FAMILIES PRODUCED BY RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
THE SERIES, ENTITLED +FAMILY QUIZ+, WILL BE BOTH EDUCATIONAL AND ENTERTAINING AND WILL TAP THE CLOSE UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION OF PARTICIPATING FAMILY MEMBERS.
RTHK ALSO PLANS TO INCORPORATE MESSAGES ON MARITAL RELATIONSHIP IN SEVERAL EPISODES OF A NEW SERIES OF THE POPULAR TV DRAMA PROGRAMME +UNDER THE SAME ROOF, WITH CASE MATERIAL SUPPLIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
EARLY NEXT MONTH, THREE +FLORAL BUSES+, EACH CARRYING A COUPLE DRESSED UP AS BRIDE AND BRIDEGROOM, WILL TOUR HONG KONG ISLAND KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES STOPPING AT STRATEGIC POINTS TO SPREAD THE MESSAGE THROUGH HANDOUTS AND ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAMMES.
+SECOND HONEYMOON TRIPS AND FAMILY CAMPS WILL BE ORGA INSED IN VARIOUS DISTRICTS TO FOSTER STRONGER MARITAL TIES AMONG MARRIED COUPLES.
OTHER PROGRAMMES WILL INCLUDE TV AND RADIO PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES ON MARITAL RELATIONSHIP, DISCUSSION SESSIONS AND TALKS, SUPPLEMENTED BY TELEVISION BRIEFS AND POSTERS.
REMINDER ON MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT AGE
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EMPLOYERS WERE REMINDED TODAY THAT THE MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG WOULD BE RAISED FROM 14 TO 15 WITH EFFECT FROM NEXT MONDAY (SEPTEMBER 1).
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT POINTED OUT THAT FROM THAT DATE THOSE UNDER 15 WOULD BE PROHIBITED FROM TAKING ANY EMPLOYMENT.
THOSE BETWEEN 13 AND 14 MAY, WITH THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE IR PARENTS, AND UPON THE PRODUCTION OF A SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE, ENGAGE IN PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT IN ONLY THE NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR, SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS AIMED AT PROTECTING THEIR HEALTH AND MORALS.
+ IN RECRUITING STAFF, EMPLOYERS SHOULD MAKE SURE THAT THE IR YOUNG EMPLOYEES HAVE ATTAINED THE AGE OF 15 BY SEPTEMBER 1. ANYONE VIOLATING THIS PROHIBITION IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10 000, HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN RECALLED THAT NOTICE OF RAISING THE MINIMUM AGE FOR EMPLOYMENT WAS GIVEN ABOUT A YEAR AGO WHEN THE PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN UNDER 14 IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR WAS EXTENDED TO THE NON-INDUSTRIAL SECTOR TO ASSIST THE ENFORCEMENT OF COMPULSORY JUNIOR SECONDARY EDUCATION.
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