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MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1986
A WORKING GROUP COMPRISING MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT BOARD AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WAS SET UP IN JANUARY THIS YEAR.
A TOTAL OF 400 HOUSE HOLDS HAVE BEEN RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM EIGHT DIFFERENT AREAS, COMPRISING CHOI YUEN ESTATE, YUK PO COURT, CHOI PO COURT, CHEUNG WAH ESTATE, SHEUNG SHUI TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, TIN SUM TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, LUEN WO HU AND SHEK WU HUI.
QUESTIONNAIRES ON THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS, VIEWS ON JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECT IN THE DISTRICT, PROBLEMS ENCOUNTERED AND THE REASONS FOR TAKING JOBS OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT WILL BE PUT TO THOSE SELECTED FOR THE SURVEY.
A TEAM OF STUDENTS FROM THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY WILL VISIT THE HOUSEHOLDS AND ASSIST THEM IN FILLING THE QUESTIONNAIRES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ABOUT $13 000 WAS ALLOCATED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD AND RESULTS OF THE SURVEY WILL SERVE AS A POINTER ON THE EMPLOYMENT NEEDS OF LOCAL RESIDENTS AS WELL AS A GUIDELINE FOR THE PLANNING OF FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IN THE DISTRICT, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
REMINDER ON YEAR'S FIRST FLOATING HOLIDAY *****
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE FIRST FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THIS YEAR FALLS ON JUNE 16, THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY.
A SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, IF EMPLOYERS HAVE NOT ALREADY FIXED THE DATES OF THE TWO FLOATING HOLIDAYS FOR THIS YEAR AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT REQUESTED THE HOLIDAYS BE ADDED TO THEIR PAID ANNUAL LEAVE, THE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE GRANTED THE FIRST FLOATING HOLIDAY ON THE ABOVE DATE AND THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY ON AUGUST 25, THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST.
HE SAID ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $10 500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FOR THAT HOLIDAY IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
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