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SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1980
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WAS NO SIMILAR VENUE IN THE DISTRICT, EITHER PRIVATE OR PUBLIC, FOR HOLDING INDOOR SPORTS OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, THEREFORE IT WAS EXPECTED THAT THIS NEW FACILITY WOULD BECOME A POPULAR VENUE FOR INDOOR GAMES AND IN WHICH MOST OF THE INDOOR SPORTS EVENTS OF THE SECOND TSUEN WAN SPORTS FESTIVAL WOULD BE HELD.
WORK ARRANGEMENTS DURING TROPICAL STORM
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EMPLOYERS WERE TODAY (SATURDAY) ADVISED TO REACH PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES ON THE RULES FOR WORK, AND THE RELEASE FROM WORK, DURING OR ON THE APPROACH OF A TROPICAL STORM.
A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID, +SUCH AN AGREEMENT SHOULD INCLUDE THE METHOD OF CALCULATING WAGES TO BE PAID UNDER VARIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.+
THE SPOKESMAN WAS COMMENTING ON PAST EXPERIENCE WHEN THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVED MANY ENQUIRIES SEEKING ADVICE ON SUCH MATTERS DURING THE TYPHOON SEASON.
HE SAID: +ALTHOUGH THE LAW DOES NOT LAY DOWN ANY PARTICULAR PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW. IT IS, BASICALLY, A MATTER OF DECISION BETWEEN EACH EMPLOYER AND HIS EMPLOYEE, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE, AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT AND OTHER FACTORS.
THE SPOKESMAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT CONFUSION, OR EVEN DISPUTES, COULD ARISE IF THERE WAS A LACK OF PRIOR UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AS TO WHAT TO DO DURING A TYPHOON.
HE ADVISED THAT THE IMPORTANT THING TO CONSIDER ON SUCH OCCASIONS WAS THE EMPLOYEES' SAFETY, BOTH AT THE PLACE OF WORK AND DURING THE JOURNEY TO AND FROM HOME.
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+FOR EXAMPLE, FIRMS SHOULD SEND THEIR EMPLOYEES HOME WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NUMBER EIGHT OR HIGHER IS HOISTED, OR WHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS ABOUT TO STOP.+
+OF COURSE, EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL AND EMERGENCY DUTIES DURING A TYPHOON WOULD BE EXCEPTIONS,+ HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT EMPLOYERS COULD ALWAYS APPROACH THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR APPROPRIATE ADVICE WHEN DRAFTING OR PREPARING THEIR AGREEMENTS CONCERNING TYPHOON ARRANGEMENTS.
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