SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1991
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IN A RECENT CASE, THE PROPRIETOR OF SIU LAM KUNG RESTAURANT IN WESTERN DISTRICT WAS FINED $6,000 BY A WESTERN MAGISTRATE FOR NOT GRANTING HER TWO EMPLOYEES STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.
THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR THE OFFENCE IS $10,000.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNING 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, THE HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY BARNING DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE ΤΟ ANY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
46 NEW BUILDING PLANS APPROVED IN MARCH
THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE OFFICE OF THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT APPROVED A TOTAL OF 46 NEW BUILDING PLANS IN MARCH.
OF THESE, 18 WERE FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, 12 FOR KOWLOON AND 16 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
THE
APPROVED
PLANS
INCLUDED
23
FOR
APARTMENT,
APARTMENT/COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS, EIGHT FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND TWO FOR FACTORY AND GODOWN PURPOSES.
DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE GAVE CONSENT FOR WORK TO START ON 53 PROJECTS, INVOLVING 272,873.4 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA AND 207,776 SQUARE METRES OF USABLE NON-DOMESTIC FLOOR AREA.
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THE TOTAL DECLARED COST OF NEW BUILDINGS COMPLETED DURING THE MONTH WAS ABOUT $4,196 MILLION, USABLE FLOOR AREAS FOR DOMESTIC AND NON-DOMESTIC USES WERE ABOUT 203,742.8 SQUARE METRES AND ABOUT
185,030.2 SQUARE METRES RESPECTIVELY,
ALSO DURING THE MONTH, THE OFFICE ISSUED 28 OCCUPATION PERMITS: SIX FOR HONG KONG ISLAND, FOUR FOR KOWLOON AND 18 FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES.
IN ADDITION, 35 DEMOLITION
CONSENTS AFFECTING 79 BUILDINGS
WERE ISSUED.
THE DANGEROUS BUILDINGS SECTION INSPECTED 628 BUILDINGS AND OBTAINED TWO EMERGENCY CLOSURE ORDERS.
/THE CONTROL