WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1981
COST OF BREAKING LABOUR LAWS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH (FEBRUARY) TOOK OUT 630 PROSECUTIONS FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LEGISLATION, AND OF THESE 615 CASES RESULTED IN CONVICTION WITH FINES TOTALLING MORE THAN $356 000.
THE MAJORITY OF THE CASES WERE RELATED TO BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES I AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND ITS VARIOUS REGULATIONS, THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS.
AMONG THEM, 263 CONCERNED VIOLATIONS OF INDUSTRIAL SAFETY REGULATIONS FOR WHICH FINES AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN $375 000, INCLUDING 60 CASES FOR BREACHES OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATION WITH $131 850 IN FINES.
OFFENCES IN CONNECTION WITH EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS ACCOUNTED FOR 307 CASES WITH $141 700 IN FINES.
OF THE OTHER PROSECUTIONS. FOUR CASES RELATED TO FAILURE TO KEEP EMPLOYEE RECORDS WITH $3 500 IN FINES.
WATER CUT IN TSIM SHA TSUI
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FRESH WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN TSIM SHA TSUI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR NINE HOURS FROM 9 PM ON FRIDAY (MARCH 20) TO 6 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY FOR WATER MAIN CONNECTION.
PREMISES TO BE AFFECTED ARE FROM 25 TO 63 KIMBERLEY ROAD INCLUDING 31A-C, 43A AND 49A- 1-17 OBSERVATORY ROAD INCLUDING 1A-C- AND 1-16 KNUTSFORD TERRACE INCLUDING 13A AND 14A.