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THE SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT FAILURE TO APPLY FOR A NEW IDENTITY CARD WITHIN THE PERIOD SPECIFIED IN A GOVERNOR'S ORDER IS AN OFFENCE PUNISHABLE BY LAW. DEFAULTERS ARE LIABLE TO BE PROSECUTED AND FINED TO A MAXIMUM OF $3 000.
+BESIDES, HE SAID, ONCE AN OLD CARD IS DECLARED INVAL ID, IT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED FOR ANY PURPOSE, AND THE HOLDER WILL INEVITABLY SUFFER A LOT OF INCONVENIENCE. +
+FOR INSTANCE, A MAN OF THE ABOVE AGE GROUPS WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET A TRAVEL DOCUMENT BY USING HIS OLD I.D. CARD AFTER JUNE 3.+
THIS WILL BE THE SECOND BATCH OF OLD 1.D. CARDS TO BE INVALIDATED. THE FIRST BATCH BELONGING TO MEN BORN BETWEEN 1960 AND 1964 WAS DECLARED INVALID LAST OCTOBER.
THE SPOKESMAN REITERATED THAT THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.
+ONCE DETECTED, THEY WILL BE PROSECUTED AND REPATRIATED,
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STATUTORY HOLIDAY REMINDER
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, THE DRAGON BOAT (TUEN NG) FESTIVAL ON JUNE 4 IS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY FOR ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND FOR THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $8 500 A MONTH.
A SPOKESMAN SAID EMPLOYEES MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY-OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS, SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY. HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING THE PERIOD OF 28 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY. PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE ON THE NORMAL PAY DAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY-OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY 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; KOWLOON SOUTH 3-319454; AND KWUN TONG 3-898520; KWAI CHUNG 0-234496; TSUEN WAN 0-422096; TAI PO 0-6577111 EXT. 114; TUEN MUN 0-818443; HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST) 5-268671 AND HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST) 5-282523.
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