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SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1981
IF AN EMPLOYEE WAS REQUIRED TO WORK ON THE HOLIDAY, THE SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.
IF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY WAS 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 WAS TO BE GIVEN AFTER STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE ARRANGEMENT AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
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IF BOTH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AGREE, ANY DAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A STATUTORY HOLIDAY OR ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY COULD BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY, HE SAID.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS COULD 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 AND HONG KONG ISLAND 5-282523 EXT 60.
TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD INFORMATION SUB-COMMITTEE
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A NEW SUB-COMMITTEE HAS BEEN SET UP WITHIN TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD TO HELP PROMOTE THE WORK OF LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.
KNOWN AS THE COMMUNITY INFORMATION SUB-COMMITTEE, IT WILL COVER A WIDE RANGE OF WORK, FROM PUBLICISING ACTIVITIES ORGANISED BY LOCAL BODIES TO PRINTING INFORMATIVE AND EXPLANATORY MATERIAL.
IT WILL ALSO HELP PUBLICISE THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND ITS OTHER SUB-COMMITTEES.
THE NEW SUB-COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY AN UNOFFICIAL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, MR HO TUNG-CHING, A SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. THERE ARE 17 UNOFFICIAL AND OFFICIAL MEMBERS.
IN VIEW OF NEXT YEAR'S DISTRICT BOARD ELECTION, THE SUB-COMMITTEE'S WORK WILL FOCUS ON PUBLICISING THE NEW DISTRICT
MINISTRATION SCHEME.
AS A START, MEMBERS ARE NOW WORKING ON A BROCHURE, TO INTRODUCE THE WORK OF THE DISTRICT BOARD OVER THE PAST FOUR YEARS AND TO EXPLAIS TO LOCAL PEOPLE THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FORTHCOMING ELECTION.
THE BROCHURE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE EIGHT PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRES, COMMUNITY HALLS AND PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES IN TSUEN WAN. OFFICERS OF THE DISTRICT OFFICE, WHILE VISITING LEADING ORGANISATIONS, WILL ALSO DISTRIBUTE COPIES TO MEMBERS.
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