SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1987
THE COURSES INCLUDE TWO PART-TIME DAY RELEASE COURSES LASTING TWO YEARS AND THREE 12-WEEK DAY RELEASE OR EVENING COURSES RUN BY THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND THE ADVISORY INSPECTORATE OF THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT.
ON COMPLETION OF THE TWO-YEAR COURSES OR THE 12-WEEK COURSES, TRAINEES WILL BE AWARDED THE STATUS OF QUALIFIED KINDERGARTEN TEACHER+ AND QUALIFIED ASSISTANT KINDERGARTEN TEACHER+ RESPECTIVELY. THEY WILL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR ADMISSION TO THE DEPARTMENT'S REGISTER OF TEACHERS.
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT LEE GARDENS, THIRD FLOOR, HYSAN AVENUE; THE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON SUB-OFFICE AT KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SIXTH FLOOR, 405 NATHAN ROAD, YAU MA TEI; AND THE GRANT HAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANNEXE ON THE NINTH FLOOR, ARGYLE CENTRE, PHASE 1, 688 NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON.
COMPLETED APPLICATION FORMS SHOULD REACH THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION JOINT SELECTION BOARD AT THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION ANNEXE BY MARCH 4.
FINED FOR WORKING ON SPECIFIED REST DAY
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED FACTORY PROPRIETORS THAT IT WAS AN OFFENCE TO EMPLOY WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS TO WORK ON SPECIFIED REST DAYS.
THIS FOLLOWS A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH THE PROPRIETOR OF A GARMENT FACTORY IN TO KWA WAN WAS FINED $5 000 BY A SAN PO KONG MAGISTRATE FOR EMPLOYING 32 WOMEN ON A SUNDAY WHICH WAS THEIR SPECIFIED REST DAY.
+ THE FINE IMPOSED WAS THE MAXIMUM PENALTY LAID DOWN UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
UNDER THE REGULATIONS, WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 EMPLOYED IN INDUSTRY ARE ENTITLED TO A DAY OFF EVERY WEEK AND ARE NOT PERMITTED TO WORK ON THAT DAY.
/+THE REST