FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1986
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WORKERS OFFERED ADVICE, SERVICES ON COMPENSATION
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FOLLOWING THE TRAGIC ACCIDENT AT THE FUR-PROCESSING FACTORY IN KWAI CHUNG LAST WEEK, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAS WRITTEN TO ALL WORKERS AND THEIR DEPENDANTS ADVISING THEM OF SERVICES PROVIDED BY ITS EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION DIVISION,
AS AT TODAY, DEPENDANTS OF FIVE DECEASED WORKERS HAD CALLED ON THE DIVISION TO SEEK ADVICE ON COMPENSATION MATTERS.
+THEY WERE BRIEFED OF THEIR ENTITLEMENTS UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE AND PROCEDURES FOR FILING A CLAIM, DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THEY WERE ALSO INFORMED THAT IF THEY HAD FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES. THE DEPARTMENT COULD REFER THEM TO THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT FOR ASSISTANCE.+
THE SPOKESMAN SAID LABOUR OFFICERS HAD ALSO INTERVIEWED THE EMPLOYER'S REPRESENTATIVES REMINDING THEM OF THE COMPANY'S LIABILITY AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE ORDINANCE.
THE DEPARTMENT IS SATISFIED THAT A VALID INSURANCE POLICY FOR ALL THE WORKERS HAD BEEN TAKEN OUT BY THE COMPANY, AND THUS THE EMPLOYEES' RIGHTS TO COMPENSATION WERE ASSURED, HE ADDED.
THE EMPLOYER'S REPRESENTATIVES WERE FURTHER ADVISED TO MEET THOSE WORKERS WHO WERE TEMPORARILY LAID OFF AFTER THE ACCIDENT TO LET THEM KNOW THE COMPANY'S PLAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
THE SPOKESMAN CALLED ON THE WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT OR THEIR DEPENDANTS TO CONTACT THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION DIVISION IF THEY HAVE ANY DOUBTS ON COMPENSATION, ENQUIRIES CAN ALSO BE MADE TO THE DIVISION ON 3-687772.
FIREWORKS TO MARK YEAR OF RABBIT
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A FIREWORKS DISPLAY IN VICTORIA HARBOUR WILL BE AMONG THE HIGHLIGHTS OF LUNAR NEW YEAR CELEBRATIONS FOR THE YEAR OF THE RABBIT.
THE 30-MINUTE DISPLAY, TO BE HELD IN THE EVENING OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR WHICH FALLS ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 30, WILL BE SPONSORED BY THE CHINA RESOURCES (HOLDINGS) CO., LTD.
APPROVAL FOR THE DISPLAY HAS BEEN GIVEN BY THE GOVERNOR IN
COUNCIL.
/A GOVERNMENT