SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1993
TABLE 1.2 FIGURES AND DEPARTURES FROM NORMAL. SEPTEMBER 1993
TOTAL BRIGHT SUNSHINE
MEAN DAILY GLOBAL SOLAR RADIATION
TOTAL RAINFALE
MEAN CLOUD AMOUNT
MEAN RELATIVE HUMIDITY
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE
MBAN AIR TEMPERATURE
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEAN DEW POINT
TOTAL EVAPORATION
172.8 HOURS ;
8.9 HOURS BELOW NORMAL
13.80 MJ/SQM ;
2.69 MJ/SQM BELOW NORMAL
655.9 MM ;
356.2 MM ABOVE NORMAL
59 %; 1 % BELOW NORMAL
79 % :
1% ABOVE NORMAL
30.0 DEGREES CELSIUS;
0.3 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
27.5 DEGREES CELSIUS ;
0.1 DEGREES CELSIUS BELOW NORMAL
25.7 DEGREES CELSIUS ;
0.2 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
23.5 DEGREES CELSIUS ;
0.2 DEGREES CELSIUS ABOVE NORMAL
106.3 MM ; 44.0 MM BELOW NORMAL
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CHUNG YEUNG HOLIDAY REMINDER
*
THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT OCTOBER 23 (SATURDAY), THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL DAY, IS ONE OF THE
t1 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.
UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, ALL EMPLOYEES IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR WAGE LEVELS ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR AN EMPLOYER FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A FULL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASTC 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, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.
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