TUESDAY, MAY 3, 1994
MR CHAN APPEALED TO EMPLOYERS NOT TO DEDUCT ATTENDANCE BONUS FROM EMPLOYEES WHO CANNOT REPORT FOR WORK OR ARE LATE FOR WORK BECAUSE OF TYPHOONS OR RAINSTORMS.
"EMPLOYERS SHOULD ALSO SPECIFY THE CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH EMPLOYEES SHOULD RETURN TO WORK WHEN THE TYPHOON SIGNALS OR RAINSTORM WARNINGS ARE LOWERED DURING WORKING HOURS.
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'IN DRAWING UP AGREEMENTS ON WORK ARRANGEMENTS IN TYPHOONS AND RAINSTORMS, EMPLOYERS SHOULD CONSIDER THE NEEDS OF THE EMPLOYEES IN ADDITION TO THEIR OWN, AND SHOULD ADOPT A FLEXIBLE APPROACH WHEREVER POSSIBLE, HE SAID.
COPIES OF A LEAFLET ON ARRANGEMENT OF WORK IN TYPHOONS AND RAINSTORMS, PRINTED IN CHINESE AND ENGLISH SEPARATELY, ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S 11 LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION OFFICES THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY.
"IF ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED, STAFF OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION ARE ALWAYS READY TO OFFER ADVICE," MR CHAN ADDED.
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GOVERNOR LOOKS AT LIFE IN SIU SAI WAN ESTATE
THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, TODAY (TUESDAY) VISITED SIU SAI WAN ESTATE ΤΟ GET AN INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN A SELF-CONTAINED COMMUNITY.
ACCOMPANIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR FUNG GOVERNOR LEARNED THAT THE ESTATE WAS PROVIDING COMMERCIAL, EDUCATIONAL, SPORTS AND TRANSPORT FACILITIES TO THE 30,000 LIVING IN 15 RENTAL BLOCKS AND FOUR HOME OWNERSHIP BLOCKS.
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MR PATTEN FIRST STOPPED AT THE T.W.G.H. LEE CHI-HUNG PRIMARY SCHOOL WHICH OFFERED A.M. AND P.M. SESSIONS FOR MORE THAN 1,200 PUPILS.
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KUNG FU DEMONSTRATION IN THE THE CLASSROOMS TO SEE PUPILS'
SCHOOL HALL AND THEN TOURED SOME OF STUDY ENVIRONMENT.
BEFORE LEAVING THE SCHOOL, HE ALSO MET- PUPILS WHO WERE SPENDING THEIR RECESS TIME AT THE GROUND FLOOR PLAYGROUND.
THE GOVERNOR THEN VISITED A 58-YEAR-OLD TENANT, MRS LAI CHEN YING, WHO WAS LIVING WITH HER HUSBAND AND THREE UNMARRIED CHILDREN A 42-SQUARE-METRE FLAT AT SUI YICK HOUSE.
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ALSO PRESENT WERE MRS LAI'S ELDEST SON AND HIS FAMILY WHO LIVING IN A 33-SQUARE-METRE FLAT A'T SUI KEUNG HOUSE IN THE ESTATE.
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/MR PATTEN