SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, 1985
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DURING THE STOPOVERS, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF HELPED PARTICIPANTS REGISTER AS ELECTORS AS PART OF THE CURRENT VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE WHICH LASTS UNTIL OCTOBER 1.
THE SAI KUNG AND HANG HAU MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES ORGA INSE SIMILAR OUTINGS EACH YEAR TO ENHANCE CLOSER TIES WITH RESIDENTS AND TO PROMOTE THE SPIRIT OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES.
BOARD.
THE FUN DAY OUTING WAS SPONSORED BY THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT
INJURED WORKERS' JOB RIGHTS EXPLAINED *****
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) WARNED THAT EMPLOYERS WHO TERMINATE THE EMPLOYMENT OF AN INJURED WORKER DURING HIS SICK LEAVE COMMIT AN OFFENCE AND ARE LIABLE, ON CONVICTION, TO A FINE OF $5 000.
THE WARNING FOLLOWS A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH THE PROPRIETOR OF AN ELECTRONICS FACTORY IN KWUN TONG WAS FINED THE MAXIMUM OF $5 000 FOR DISMISSING AN INJURED WATCHMAN DURING SICK LEAVE.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER SECTION 48 OF THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER SHOULD NOT TERMINATE, OR GIVE NOTICE TO TERMINATE, THE CONTRACT OF SERVICE OF AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAD SUFFERED INCAPACITY IN CIRCUMSTANCES WHICH ENTITLE HIM TO COMPENSATION.
ADVICE ON THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE COULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE OFFICES OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION DIVISION, HE ADDED.
PUBLIC INVITED TO SEE HOW BOARD WORKS ***
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISH TO LEARN MORE ABOUT DISTRICT AFFAIRS ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND THE MEETINGS OF THE FOUR COMMITTEES OF THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD.
THESE MEETINGS ARE HELD EVERY TWO MONTHS, FOLLOWING THE REGULAR DISTRICT BOARD MEETINGS, WHICH ARE ALSO OPEN TO THE PUBLIC.
/THEY RE