SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1994
CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL A STATUTORY HOLIDAY
THE LABOUR
DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL DAY ON OCTOBER 13 (THURSDAY) IS ONE OF THE 11 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 MONTHS IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
FOR THREE
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A FULL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES LIVING THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF ALLOWANCES.
THE COULD BE BETWEEN 28 AND 31 DAYS, BEFORE THE HOLIDAY.
BE WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD
PERIOD, WHICH AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE
A STATUTORY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS
HOLIDAY, BEFORE OR
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY AFTER THAT DAY.
GENERAL
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE OF THE ENQUIRY TELEPHONE SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ON TEL 717 1771.
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AIRPORT PROJECT EXHIBITION DRAWS LARGE CROWDS
NORE THAN 5,000 PEOPLE YESTERDAY ATTENDED THE FIRST DAY OF AN EXHIBITION THAT SHOWS THE TREMENDOUS PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECTS IN THE AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME.
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ORGANISED BY THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATION OFFICE (NAPUO), THE THREE-DAY EXHIBITION IS BEING HELD AT THE CENTRAL BRIDGE, SECOND FLOOR, CITYPLAZA, TAI 100 SHING. 13 FEATURES MODELS,
PHOTOGRAPHS AND VIDEO SHOWS.
A SPOKESMAN FOR NAPCO SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT THE EXHIBITION, AIMED AT KEEPING THE PUBLIC ABREAST OF THE RAPID PROGRESS THAT IS BEING MADE ON THE 10 AIRPORT CORE PROGRAMME PROJECTS, HAS PROVED TO BE VERY POPULAR AND HAS DRAWN LARGE CROWDS.
THE PROJECTS HAVE PROGRESSED WELL WITH FORMATION OF THE AIRPORT PLATFORM ABOUT 70 PER CENT COMPLETE.
THE RECLAMATION WORK FOR THE TUNG CHUNG NEW TOWN HAS BEEN FULLY COMPLETED) AND THAT FOR THE WEST KOWLOON RECLAMATION IS OVER 80 PER ENT COMPLETE; SPINNING FOR THE TSING MA BRIDGE'S MAIN SUSPENSION CABLES BEGAN IN JULY; AND THE FIRST CROSS-HARBOUR TUNNEL UNIT FOR THE AIRPORT RAILWAY WAS INMERSED TWO WEEKS AGO.
THE EXHIBITION WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TOMORROW AND 19 OPEN FROM 10.30 AM TO 8.30 PM
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