SUNDAY, JULY 15, 1990
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OVERTIME WORK FOR WOMEN MUST BE REPORTED
FACTORY PROPRIETORS ARE TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED THAT THEY MUST REPORT TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ANY INTENDED CHANGE IN THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT OF THEIR FEMALE WORKERS, OTHE WISE THEY MAY BE PROSECUTED.
ACCORDING TO THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS, NO CHANGE SHOULD BE MADE IN THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT OR INTERVALS FOR MEALS OR REST FOR WOMEN EMPLOYED IN AN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING UNLESS THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN DULY NOTIFIED IN WRITING.
"A NOTICE OF PERMISSIBLE HOURS OF WORK CONTAINING DETAILS OF SUCH CHANGE SHOULD ALSO BE POSTED IN THE WORKPLACE 48 HOURS BEFORE THE CHANGE TAKES EFFECT, THE SENIOR LABOUR OF ICER (PROSECUTIONS), MR TSANG KIN-WOO, EXPLAINED.
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MR TSANG NOTED THAT TWO MANUFACTURERS WERE RECENTLY FINED HEAVILY BY THE COURT FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENT.
THE WINNERTEX FASHION LIMITED AND HERMES TEXTILE INDUSTRY (HK) LIMITED WERE FOUND DURING INSPECTIONS TO HAVE EMPLOYED 30 AND 15 WOMEN RESPECTIVELY OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT AND HAD NOT SUBMITTED OVERTIME REPORTS TO THE DEPARTMENT.
"THE FORMER WAS SENTENCED THE MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000 BY A KWUN TONG MAGISTRATE, WHILE THE LATTER WAS FINED $9,000 BY A TSUEN WAN MAGISTRATE," MR TSANG SAID.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES FOR FIVE REGIONS
THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WILL HOLD A SERIES OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN FIVE REGIONS TO AROUSE YOUNG PEOPLE'S CONCERN ABOUT SOCIETY AND ΤΟ ENCOURAGE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY.
THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR ALEXANDER FUNG, SAID THIS TODAY (SUNDAY) WHEN ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF A SEMINAR то MARK THE START OF THE PROGRAMMES.
HE NOTED THAT YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD BE FACING MORE HONG KONG UNDERWENT RAPID CHANGES IN THE 90'S.
"IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT YOUNG PEOPLE OF CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY AND ACTIVELY ACTIVITIES IN ORDER ΤΟ MAINTAIN THE STABILITY," HE SAID.
SHOULD HAVE A TAKE PART
TERRITORY'S
CHALLENGES AS
STRONG SENSE IN COMMUNITY
PROSPERITY AND
/MR FUNG