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A paper on the relocation of these ferry piers was issued today (Saturday) to members of the five concerned District Boards, including Central and Western, Islands, Tsuen Wan, Tuen Mun and Kwai Tsing.
It will be discussed by the Central and Western District Board Traffic and Transport Committee at a meeting on April 6, to be followed by the other four District Boards.
End/Saturday, April 1, 1995
Appointment of Justice of Appeal
The Judiciary announced today (Saturday) that Mr Justice Mayo, currently a High Court Judge, will take up his appointment as Justice of Appeal from Monday (3 April). Mr Justice Mayo's appointment as Justice of Appeal was announced last December.
Mr Justice Mayo was born in England in 1937. He was admitted as a solicitor in England in 1961 and as a solicitor in Hong Kong in 1963. In 1967, he was admitted as a solicitor and barrister in West Australia. Before joining the Hong Kong Judiciary as Assistant Registrar in 1968, Mr Justice Mayo was in private practice. He was appointed Registrar of the Supreme Court in 1976 and Judge of the High Court in 1980. Mr Justice Mayo is married and has a son and a daughter.
End/Saturday, April 1, 1995
Injured employees should be duly compensated
The Labour Department today (Saturday) reminded employers to compensate injured employees within the period prescribed by law.
In a recent case at Tsuen Wan Magistracy, a principal contractor, Nishimatsu Construction Company Limited in Tsim Sha Tsui, and its direct employer, Tapbo Civil Engineering Company in Cheung Sha Wan, were convicted of three charges related to compensation for an injured employee.
They had pleaded guilty to failure to compensate the injured employee within 21 days after the Certificate of Compensation Assessment (Form 5) was issued; failure to pay to the said employee a surcharge upon expiry of the payment period and; failure to pay to the said employee a further surcharge upon expiry of three months after the payment period.
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