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MONDAY, JUNE 17, 1974

TUEN NG FESTIVAL

A STATUTORY HOLIDAY FOR WORKERS

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THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON, TODAY REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE TJEN NG CDRAGON BOAT) FESTIVAL, WHICH FALCS ON MONDAY (JUNE 24), 13 ONE OF THE SIX STATUTORY HOLIDAYS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDI:BANCE.

AL MANUAL EMPLOYEES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS, AND ALL NJ.-MANUAL EMPLOYEES WHO DO NOT EARN MORE THAN 12,000 A MONTH, Ado ENTITLED TU THE HOLIDAY.

AN EMPLOYEE IS QUALIFIED FOR PAY ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY IF HE HAS BEEN EMPLOYED CONTINUOUSLY BY HIS EMPLOYER FOR THREE MONTUS OR MORE FAMEDIATELY PRESEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY. AN EMPLOYEE WHO HAS NOT WORKED FOR THE THALS-MONTH PERIOD IS STILL ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY, AND HIS ZHPLOYER HAY AGREE VOLUNTARILY TO PAY HIM.

+IF THE CMPLOYER AND OPLOYEE AGREE, ANY DAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A STATUTORY HOLIDAY MAY BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY,+ IR. HENDERSON SAID.

ANY EMPLOYER OR CMPLOYED UHO IS LA DOJJT ABOUT HIS RIGHTS OR OBLIGATIONS REGARDI STATUTORY HOLIDAYS OR HOLIDAY PAY MAY CONSULT OFFICERS OF THE TEAMOST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LAJJJR RELATIONS SERVICE. THE TALAPRONI JUMDARS ARE A FOR KOWLOON EAST, 3-205036= KOWLOON WEST, 3-201552¤ KOJU TONG, 3-89652J= TSJEN VAN,

60. 12-422996= AND HONG KONG ISLAND, 5-282523 EXT.

RHK ARTISTES TO PROMOTE LOTTERY

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FOUR RADIO HONG KONG ARTISTES -- MISS KIMMY GOT, MISS CATHERINE TSANG, MR. WONG SIU-KEUNG AND MR. HUNG LEUNG-SHEK WILL HELP PROMOTE THE SALES OF THE THIRD GOVERNMENT LOTTERY OF THIS YEAR.

TICKETS OF THE THIRD GOVERNMENT LOTTERY ARE ON SALE NOW AND THE DRAW WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE FOUR ARTISTES AT THE CITY HALL THEATRE AT 10.00 A.M. ON SATURDAY, JUNE 29.

THE FOUR RADIO HONGKONG ARTISTES WILL MAKE A PUBLIC APPEARANCE AT STATUE SQUARE BETWEEN 5.00 P.. AND 6.00 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JUNE 25. TO HELP PUBLICISE THE LOTTERY.

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