SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 1992
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PROPRIETOR FINED FOR ENGAGING WOMEN IN OVERTIME WORK
(SUNDAY) REMINDED
FACTORY
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY
NOT PROPRIETORS
TO ENGAGE WOMEN IN WORK OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL, PERMITTED PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.
THE ADVICE WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING A CASE IN WHICH NEW BRIGHT FINE INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED IN KOWLOON BAY WAS GIVEN THE MAXIMUM OF $10,000 BY A KWUN TONG MAGISTRATE FOR ENGAGING WOMEN IN OVERTIME WORK.
UNREPORTED
FOUND
73 OF
DURING A VISIT TO THE FACTORY, LABOUR INSPECTORS WOMEN WORKING OUTSIDE THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT STATED IN A NOTICE PERMISSIBLE HOURS OF WORK POSTED IN THE FACTORY.
IS
OF
IT
HOURS WITHOUT WORK, LABOUR OFFICER
**UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS, AN OFFENCE FOR AN EMPLOYER TO CHANGE THE PRESCRIBED WORKING WOMEN
OVERTIME IN INDUSTRY OR TO ENGAGE THEM IN NOTIFYING THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BEFOREHAND," SENIOR (LABOUR INSPECTION), MR CHAN KWOK-KUEN, SAID.
CONSPICUOUS "THE LAW ALSO REQUIRES AN EMPLOYER TO DISPLAY IN A
PERIOD OF PLACE IN THE FACTORY A PRESCRIBED NOTICE SETTING OUT THE
FOR MEALS OR REST, INTERVALS EMPLOYMENT,
AND REST DAY FOR WOMEN
WORKERS," HE SAID.
OF "EMPLOYERS SHOULD STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE PERMISSIBLE HOURS
SAID, ADDING THAT MR CHAN WORK SET OUT IN THE PRESCRIBED NOTICE,
IN INDUSTRIAL YOUNG PERSONS SHOULD NOT BE EMPLOYED TO WORK OVERTIME
UNDERTAKINGS.
FARE INCREASE FOR TWO KOWLOON GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES
*
THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FROM TUESDAY
ROUTE 7
KOWLOON (SEPTEMBER 1), THE FARE OF KOWLOON GREEN MINIBUS
EAST CITY (WYLER GARDENS) TO TSIM SHA TSUI
(SCIENCE MUSEUM SQUARE) (CIRCULAR) WILL BE RAISED FROM $3.80 TO $4.30 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.
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WHILE THE FULL FARE AND SECTION FARE OF GREEN MINIBUS ROUTE JAT'S INCLINE (CHOI WAN ESTATE) TO PING SHEK ESTATE (CIRCULAR) WILL BE INCREASED FROM $1.40 TO $1.60 AND
$1.30
$1.40
SINGLE JOURNEY RESPECTIVELY.
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