Members of the Broadcasting Authority, Dr Stan Cheung, Mr Clement Tao and Mr Stephen Lau and the Commissioner for Television and Entertainment Licensing, Mrs Rita Lau, presented Long Service Awards to members who have served in the scheme for five, and 10 years.
Representatives from ATV, TVB, STAR TV, Wharf Cable, Commercial Radio, Metro Broadcast, Radio Television Hong Kong and members of the Legislative Council Panel on Recreation and Culture were also present at the reception held at Omni the Hong Kong Hotel in Kowloon.
End/Tuesday, February 7, 1995
Factory owner fined $160,000 for failing to pay wages
The Labour Department today (Tuesday) reminded employers to pay wages to their employees within the time limit allowed by law or they will face a maximum fine of $200,000 and imprisonment for 12 months.
A Labour Officer (Prosecutions), Mrs Grace Shek, gave the advice after the owner of the Rightway Knitters Limited in San Po Kong was recently fined by a Kwun Tong magistrate a total of $160,000 for failing to pay wages within seven days to four workers after the completion of four consecutive wage periods.
Mrs Shek pointed out that under Section 23 of the Employment Ordinance, wages were due at the end of the wage period and must be paid as soon as practicable but in any case not later than seven days.
She also reminded employers that Section 25 of the ordinance stipulated that where a contract of employment was terminated, wages and any other sums due to the employee must be paid as soon as practicable but in any case not later than seven days after the day of termination.
An employer who fails to comply with his statutory obligations will commit an offence and liable to heavy penalties.
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