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SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1986
NEW ROAD PLANNED FOR FANLING
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THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING A NEW ROAD IN FANLING TO PROVIDE VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE AREA.
IT WILL BE LOCATED TO THE WEST OF LUEN WO MARKET AND EAST OF FAN LENG LAU AND BE ABOUT 350 METRES LONG.
THE PROPOSED WORKS INVOLVE CONSTRUCTING A LOCAL DISTRIBUTOR ROAD AND EXTENDING THE EXISTING WO TA1 STREET.
THE PROJECT INCLUDES CONSTRUCTION OF FOOTPATHS, CYCLETRACKS AND ASSOCIATED STORMWATER AND DRAINAGE WORKS.
TWO EXISTING FOOTPATHS IN THE AREA WILL BE CLOSED AND LATER REPLACED BY PERMANENT ONES.
DURING CONSTRUCTION, TEMPORARY ACCESS WILL BE MAINTAINED SO THAT INCONVENIENCE TO THE PUBLIC WILL BE MINIMISED.
OBJECTIONS TO THE WORKS SHOULD REACH THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT IN WRITING BY NOVEMBER 25.
NORTH SEMINAR ON LABOUR RELATIONS ****
ABOUT 80 MANUFACTURERS AND FACTORY MANAGERIAL STAFF IN NORTH DISTRICT WILL TAKE PART IN A SEMINAR ON LABOUR RELATIONS ON TUESDAY (SEPTEMBER 30).
JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE NORTH DISTRICT BOARD AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE SEMINAR AIMS AT ENHANCING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF MAINTAINING HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONSHIPS AND FOSTERING A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.
THE SEMINAR WILL BE DIVIDED INTO THREE SESSIONS. A SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER, MR CHU PING-IM, WILL SPEAK ON TOPICS INCLUDING CONTRACTS OF EMPLOYMENT, WAGES, SEVERANCE PAYMENT, ANNUAL LEAVE, STATUTORY HOLIDAYS WITH PAY AND REST DAYS.
THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A TALK GIVEN BY A LABOUR OFFICER, MRS ALICE CHEUNG, ON SICKNESS ALLOWANCE, MATERNITY PROTECTION, END-OF-YEAR PAYMENT AND LONG-SERVICE PAYMENT.
A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL, MR NG SIU-HIM, WILL SPEAK ON WAYS TO HELP MEDIUM AND SMALL-SCALE ENTERPRISES.
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