THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1983
IN 1982 WE INVESTIGATED SOME 650 CASES AND SEIZED $16 MILLION WORTH OF GOODS. THE NUMBER OF PROSECUTIONS ROSE TO 330, WHILE FINES AMOUNTED TO $2.6 MILLION AND 15 PEOPLE WERE SENTENCED TO JAIL,+ HE SAID.
MR HOWARD SAID THAT THE APPLICATION OF COMMONSENSE COULD HELP RETAILERS TO PROTECT THEIR CUSTOMERS AND THEMSELVES.
+IT IS ALWAYS ADVISABLE TO BUY SPECIFICALLY MARKED GOODS FROM THE KNOWN AUTHORISED AGENT OR, IF THE GOODS BEAR A DESCRIPTION IMPLYING CERTAIN QUALITIES OR PROPERTIES OR CLAIMS AS TO PERFORMANCE, YOU MUST BE SURE THAT THESE ARE CORRECT, HE SAID.
LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEETS ****
MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD SUGGESTED TODAY THAT THE WAGE CEILING FOR NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES SPECIFIED BY THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE BE RAISED FROM $7 500 TO $8 500 PER MONTH IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SESSION IN OCTOBER.
THE WAGE CEILING WAS ONE OF THE FOUR MAIN TOPICS DISCUSSED BY THE BOARD AT A MEETING THIS AFTERNOON.
THE MEMBERS ALSO REVIEWED THE MATERNITY PROTECTION PROVISIONS IN THE ORDINANCE, AND FELT THAT APART FROM MINOR AMENDMENTS NOW IN HAND, THE PROVISIONS WOULD NOT REQUIRE MAJOR REVISION FOR THE TIME BEING.
AS THE CHING MING FESTIVAL AND GOOD FRIDAY FALL ON THE SAME DAY IN 1985, THE BOARD WAS ASKED TO ADVISE WHICH DAY SHOULD BE NAMED A GENERAL HOLIDAY UNDER THE HOLIDAYS ORDINANCE IN PLACE OF THE CHING MING HOLIDAY. THE BOARD FELT THAT A MONDAY WHICH IS NOT CLOSE TO ANY OTHER HOLIDAY SHOULD BE CHOSEN.
THE BOARD ALSO EXPRESSED FURTHER VIEWS ON THE SEVERANCE PAY PROVISIONS IN THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ITS VIEWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS WILL BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNMENT FOR CONSIDERATION,
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. MR RON BRIDGE. AND WAS ATTENDED BY ALL EMPLOYEE AND EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES.
THE BOARD COMPRISES THE COMMISSIONER OR THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AS THE CHAIRMAN EX-OFFICIO AND SIX EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES AND SIX EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES AS MEMBERS. IT ADVISES THE COMMISSIONER ON SUCH MATTERS AS HE MAY REFER TO IT INCLUDING LEGISLATION.
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