10
H
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1987
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYER'S
EARNINGS
ON
A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
"WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS TO 31 DAYS PRECEDING
PERIOD, THE HOLIDAY, A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
HE
"IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.”
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BR MADE OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
AT BRANCH
F
LANTERN CARNIVAL FOR KOWLOON CITY RESIDENTS
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVE SPIRIT ARRIVES EARLY IN SUNDAY (OCTOBER 4) AS THOUSANDS OF DISTRICT RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE
KOWLOON CITY THIS SPEND AN ENJOYABLE EVENING OF FUN AND ENTERTAINMENT AT THE LANTERN CARNIVAL.
STARTING FROM 7 PM, A WIDE RANGE
STAGED AT THE ARGYLE STREET PLAYGROUND UNTIL 10.30 PM.
OF ACTIVITIES
PROGRAMMES INCLUDE SINGING, DANCING, CANTONESE SONGS, PALMISTRY AND LANTERN RIDDLES.
ACROBATS,
THERE WILL ALSO BE AN EXHIBITION OF KING-SIZE LANTERNS OF A RECENT DESIGN COMPETITION.
ADMISSION TO THE EVENT IS FREE AND PARTICIPANTS TO WIN PRIZES FOR VARIOUS GAMES AND LUCKY DRAW.
TO
MID-AUTUMN
WILL
BE
GAMESTALLS,
AND
NORMAL-SIZE
WILL BR ABLE
KOWLOON CITY ARTS AND CULTURE
THE LANTERN CARNIVAL IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE DISTRICT BOARD, THE URBAN COUNCIL, THE DISTRICT'8 COUNCIL AND THE KWOLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE.
FREE TRANSPORTATION WILL TAKE PARTICIPANTS VENUE AT OI MAN ESTATE, WHAMPOA ESTATE AND KEF HO HO MAN TIN BETWEEN 6.30 PM AND 9.30 PM.
TO AND FROM THE PRIMARY SCHOOL IN
/KOWLOON CITY ..