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SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1986
ATLA HEARING BEGINS TOMORROW
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THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY WILL HOLD A PUBLIC INQUIRY FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO CONSIDER APPLICATIONS BY THE HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES LIMITED AND CATHAY PACIFIC AIRWAYS LIMITED FOR LICENCES TO OPERATE SCHEDULED SERVICES FROM HONG KONG TO, INTER ALIA, AMSTERDAM, LONDON AND MANCHESTER, AND VICE VERSA.
THE HEARING, SCHEDULED FOR FIVE DAYS UNTIL FRIDAY (JULY 4) WILL TAKE PLACE AT COURT NO. 7 ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF THE SUPREMÉ COURT, QUEENSWAY, IF NECESSARY, IT MAY CONTINUE BEYOND JULY 4.
THE DAILY HOURS OF SITTING ARE FROM 9.30 AM TO 11 AM, 11.30 AM TO 1 PM AND 2.15 PM TO 4.30 PM.
THERE WILL BE A FIVE-MINUTE PHOTOCALL SESSION FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES FROM 9.30 AM TOMORROW (MONDAY) IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE OPENING OF THE HEARING.
EMPLOYERS URGED TO MAKE TYPHOON ARRANGEMENTS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS URGED EMPLOYERS TO REACH PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES ON WORKING ARRANGEMENTS CONCERNING TYPHOONS IN ORDER TO AVOID CONFUSION OR DISPUTES.
SUCH AN AGREEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE RULES FOR REPORTING TO WORK, FOR RELEASING EMPLOYEES FROM WORK, AND THE METHOD OF CALCULATING WAGES TO BE PAID UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT ALTHOUGH THE LAW DID NOT LAY DOWN ANY PARTICULAR PROVISIONS, IT WOULD BE TO THE BENEFIT OF EMPLOYERS IF THEY AND THEIR EMPLOYEES COULD COME TO SUCH AN AGREEMENT. THE AGREEMENT SHOULD TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT, INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE, AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT AND OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS.
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DURING A TYPHOON, EMPLOYERS SHOULD GIVE PRIOR CONSIDERATION TO THEIR EMPLOYEES' SAFETY, BOTH AT THE PLACE OF WORK AND IN GETTING TO, OR LEAVING, THEIR HOMES.
+NORMALLY, EMPLOYERS SHOULD NOT REQUIRE EMPLOYEES TO REPORT FOR DUTY OR TO CONTINUE WITH THEIR WORK WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NO. 8 OR A HIGHER SIGNAL IS HOISTED, OR WHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS ABOUT TO STOP,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
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