MONDAY, AUGUST 19, 1985
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YOUNG MUSICIANS RETURN FROM SUCCESSFUL TOUR
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A GROUP OF 60 YOUNG MUSICIANS RETURNED TO HONG KONG TODAY (MONDAY) AFTER PERFORMING IN THE CHINESE CITIES OF SHANGHAI AND PEKING.
THEIR PERFORMANCES AT THE SHANGHAI CONCERT HALL ON AUGUST 11 (SUNDAY) AND AT THE PEKING NATIONALITIES CULTURAL PALACE ON AUGUST 14 (WEDNESDAY) WERE HIGHLY-ACCLAIMED AND DREW CAPACITY AUDIENCES.
LED BY THE MUSIC ADMINISTRATOR AND TOUR DIRECTOR, MRS DORIS HO, THE DELEGATION COMPRISED 10 OFFICIALS FROM THE MUSIC OFFICE OF THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES BRANCH, 49 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND 11 MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG YOUTH CHINESE MUSIC ENSEMBLE.
MRS HO SAID SHE WAS EXTREMELY PLEASED THAT THE TOUR HAD BEEN A SUCCESSFUL ONE AND THAT THEIR ACTIVITIES HAD BEEN WIDELY COVERED BY THE MEDIA IN CHINA.
EMPLOYERS REMINDED OF FLOATING HOLIDAY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS "HAT THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY FALLS ON AUGUST 26, THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST.
A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IF EMPLOYERS HAVE NOT ALREADY FIXED THE DATE OF THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THI YEAR AND THE IR EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT REQUESTED THAT THE HOLIDAY BE ADDED TO THEIR PAID ANNUAL LEAVE, THEY SHOULD GIVE EMPLOYEES THE HOLIDAY ON THE ABOVE DATE.
HE SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, EMPLOYERS HAVE TO FIX THE TWO FLOATING HOLIDAYS AND NOTIFY EMPLOYEES BY A NOTICE PLACED AT A CONSPICUOUS PLACE BEFORE THE END OF THE PRECEDING YEAR.
ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $9 500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAYS AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY-OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
/HOLIDAY PAÏ