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MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1974.

LABOUR DEPARTMENT OPENS TWO NEW OFFICES

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THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNIT OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS OPENING TWO NEW OFFICES TODAY ON HONG KONG ISLAND AND IN TAI PO, NEW TERRITORIES.

THE NEW OFFICE AT 324 SHAU KEI WAN ROAD, 4TH FLOOR, HONG KONG WILL CATER FOR INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE ISLAND, FROM WAN CHAI TO CHAI WAN. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE BY TELEPHONING 5-697432.

THE OTHER OFFICE AT 52 PO HEUNG STREET, GROUND FLOOR, BLOCK A, HEJ WAN BUILDING, TAI PO, NEW TERRITORIES WILL SERVE ALL INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS IN SHATIN, TAIPO, FANLING, SHEUNG SHUT AND SHA. TAU KOK. ENQUIRIES CAN BE MADE BY TELEPHONING 12-662822.

THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNIT IS MA INLY CONCERNED WITH, THE ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS REGARDING THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS CAGED 14-17) IN INDUSTRY.

THE LAW RULES THAT WORKING HOURS FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PEOPLE MUST NOT EXCEED EIGHT HOURS A DAY AND 48 HOURS A WEEK. IT ALSO LAYS DOWN CONDITIONS ON THEIR GENERAL WELFARE RELATING TO THE PROVISION OF REST ROOMS AND SITTING FACILITIES, REST-DAYS AND RESTRICTION OF EMPLOYMENT IN DANGEROUS TRADES.

THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS UNIT OPERATES A TOTAL OF 11 OFFICES IN ALL MAJOR INDUSTRIAL AREAS THROUGHOUT HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. THERE ARE SIX OFFICES IN KOWLOON SERVING SHAM SHUI PO, CHEUNG-SHA WAN, YAU MA TEI, TO KWA WAN, SAN PO KONG AND KHUN TONG= THREE IN THE NEW TERRITORIES OPERATING FROM TSUEN VAN, YUEN LONG AND TAI PO AND TWO ON HONG KONG ISLAND.

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HOLIDAY POSTAL ARRANGEMENTS

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ALL POST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL

ON WEDNESDAY COCTOBER 23) WHICH IS A GENERAL HOLIDAY.

THERE WILL BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON THAT DATE, A POST OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

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