SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1992
CHILDREN
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CONDUCTED LAST EMPLOYED AS A
"DURING A CAMPAIGN AGAINST EMPLOYING YEAR, LABOUR INSPECTORS FOUND A CHILD UNDER PIECE-RATED WORKER IN THE JUN KONG (PAK'S) PLASTIC PRODUCTS MANUFACTORY LIMITED," SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (PROSECUTIONS) MR JOHN SUNG SAID.
"ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS, CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 MUST NOT BE EMPLOYED IN ANY INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING, WHILE THOSE AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 14 MAY BE EMPLOYED ONLY FOR PART-TIME JOBS IN A NON-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS," MR SUNG EXPLAINED.
"ANY EMPLOYER WHO BREACHES THE PROVISIONS ON THE EMPLOYMENT
OF CHILDREN IN INDUSTRY IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000," HE SAID,
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AVOID BUDGET DAY RUSH FOR VEHICLES' AND DRIVERS LICENCES
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY} REMINDED DRIVERS AND VEHICLE OWNERS WHO WISH TO RENEW THEIR LICENCES THAT THEY DO NOT HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THEIR LICENCES EXPIRE AS THEY CAN APPLY ANY TIME DURING THE FOUR-MONTH PERIOD PRIOR TO THE EXPIRY,
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THE LICENSING OFFICES WERE USUALLY BUSY IN FEBRUARY AND MARCH WHEN PEOPLE RUSHED TO RENEW THEIR LICENCES JUST BEFORE THE ANNUAL BUDGET WAS ANNOUNCED.
ON EXTREMELY BUSY DAYS, THE LICENSING OFFICES WILL ADOPT A QUOTA SYSTEM UNDER WHICH APPLICANTS ARE GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT DISC FOR A SPECIFIED TIME TO HAND IN THEIR APPLICATIONS.
THE APPOINTMENT DISCS WILL BE HANDED OUT ON A FIRST-COME-FIRST- SERVED BASIS.
TO AVOID LONG QUEUES AT THE LICENSING OFFICES, THE REMINDED DRIVERS AND VEHICLE OWNERS THAT THEY COULD SAVE APPLYING TO RENEW THEIR DRIVING OR VEHICLE LICENCES BY POST.
SPOKESMAN TIME BY
APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT ALL POST OFFICES, ENQUIRY CENTRES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, AND THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT LICENSING OFFICES.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT THE EXISTING LICENCE FEES WOULD STILL BE APPLIED то APPLICATIONS RECEIVED BEARING POSTAL CHOPS BEFORE 2.30 PM ON BUDGET DAY, WHETHER OR NOT THE FEES WOULD BE INCREASED.
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