SUNDAY, JANUARY 22, 1984
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CULTURAL ACTIVITY.
A PLEASURE OF MANY ******
CULTURAL ACTIVITY HAS DEVELOPED FROM THE LUXURY OF A FEW TO THE PLEASURE OF MANY, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID THIS (SUNDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE TWELFTH HONG KONG ARTS FESTIVAL, SIR EDWARD SAID THAT THE AIM OF THE FESTIVAL WAS TO BUILD ON THE NATURAL ADVANTAGES OF HONG KONG AS A COMMUNICATIONS CENTRE AND A MEETING PLACE OF MANY CULTURES TO OFFER A MONTH-LONG PROGRAMME OF HIGH QUALITY AND RICH IN VARIETY,
+THE ARTS FESTIVAL HAS FIRMLY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS A REGULAR FIXTURE IN OUR CULTURAL CALENDAR. IT BRINGS TO HONG KONG AN ARRAY OF DISTINGUISHED OVERSEAS ARTISTS AND PROVIDES AN IMPORTANT STAGE FOR OUR OWN TALENT.
+THE WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG REQUIRES THAT WE DO ALL WE CAN TO ENCOURAGE AND FOSTER THAT TALENT, AND I AM DELIGHTED THAT OBVIOUS PROGRESS IS BEING MADE, SÍR EDWARD SAID.
HE POINTED OUT THAT IN A COMPARATIVELY SHORT PERIOD, HONG KONG HAD WITNESSED THE GROWTH OF MANY GIFTED GROUPS WHO, WITH FREQUENT APPEARANCES BY VISITING ARTISTS, PROVIDED EVER MORE STIMULATING CULTURAL PROGRAMMES.
SIR EDWARD SAID THAT THE ARTS FESTIVAL HAD ENRICHED THE LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY AND DEMONSTRATED VIVIDLY THAT THERE WAS MORE TO HONG KONG THAN BUSINESS AND COMMERCE.
LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAY REMINDER ****
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, THE FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD DAYS OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR - FEBRUARY 2, 3 AND 4 -- ARE STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND FOR NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $8 500 A MONTH.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT EMPLOYEES MUST ALSO BE PAID FOR THE DAY-OFFS IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS, OTHER THAN OVERTIME PAY, ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY. WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE OF THE DAILY EARNINGS DURING A PERIOD OF 28 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAYS. PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE ON THE NORMAL PAY DAY.
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