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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1989
PRESENT AT THE CEREMONY WILL BE THE CONSUL-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE CONSULATE GENERAL.
MR VINCENTE REYES, AND THE LABOUR ATTACHE, MR ARTURO R. DE LIRA; CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT URBAN COUNCIL/ REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEARN STEERING COMMITTEE, DR PANG HOK-TUEN, AND VICE-CHAIRMAN, MR TONG KAM-BIU; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR HONG KONG) OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, MR CHAN CHI-SUM, THE DEPARTMENT'S DISTRICT HYGIENE SUPERINTENDENT (CENTRAL), MR PAU MAN-CHI; AND REPRESENTATIVE OF THE ORGANISER, SISTER M. ROSALINA WEE.
PRIZES WILL BE PRESENTED AFTER THE CONTEST, THERE WILL BE ALSO BE A CLEAN-UP OPERATION WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF 24 FILIPINO GROUPS.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE "SING AND CLEAN" SONG CONTEST FOR FILIPINOS TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM TOMORROW (SUNDAY) AT CHATER GARDEN, CENTRAL. INFORMATION OFFICERS WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.
CALL TO OBSERVE CHILD EMPLOYMENT REGULATIONS
EMPLOYERS ARE URGED TO COMPLY STRICTLY WITH REGULATIONS ON THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN, OTHERWISE THEY MAY FACE PROSECUTION,
THE REMINDER FOLLOWS A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH THE PROPRIETOR OF A COMMERCIAL SCHOOL WAS FINED $7,000 FOR EMPLOYING SEVEN CHILDREN TO DISTRIBUTE ADVERTISEMENT LEAFLETS.
OF THEM, SIX WERE AGED UNDER 13 AND ONE AGED 13. AND THE LATTER WAS EMPLOYED WITHOUT A VALID SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE AND WRITTEN CONSENT BY A PARENT.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS, NO PERSON SHOULD EMPLOY A CHILD UNDER 15 YEARS OF AGE, EXCEPT THOSE AGED 13 AND ABOVE WHO MIGHT BE EMPLOYED ON A PART-TIME BASIS IN A NON-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT SUBJECT ΤΟ CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS.
THAT, AMONG OTHERS
CHILD'S VALID CHILD HAVING
"THE CHILD CAN ONLY BE EMPLOYED PROVIDED HIS PARENT HAS AGREED IN WRITING AND PRODUCED THE SCHOOL ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE OR EVIDENCE OF THE COMPLETED FORM 3 EDUCATION," HE ADDED.
ANYONE WHO BREACHES THESE PROVISIONS WILL BE MAXIMUM FINE OF $20.000.
LIABLE ΤΟ A
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