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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 1980

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OUTDOOR PAINTING COMPETITION HELD IN FANLING

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MORE THAN 80 STUDENTS FROM NORTH DISTRICT OF THE NEW TERRITORIES GATHERED THIS MORNING AT FANLING PLAYGROUND FOR AN OUTDOOR PAINTING COMPETITION.

THE COMPETITION WAS ORGANISED BY NORTH DISTRICT KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE TO AROUSE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF A CLEAN ENVIRONMENT. IT WAS DIVIDED INTO SENIOR AND JUNIOR SECTIONS.

A 12-YEAR-OLD STUDENT, KWAN CHI-CHONG, FROM THE LING YING PUBLIC SCHOOL, WON FIRST PRIZE IN THE SENIOR SECTION. THE WINNER OF THE JUNIOR SECTION WAS TSU! YUK-KUEN, AGED 8, FROM THE SAME SCHOOL.

THE TWO RUNNERS-UP WERE WAI MEI-WAR AND NG YUK-KIU (SENIOR SECTION) AND LI KIN-LEUNG AND HUI YI-WAN (JUNIOR SECTION).

JUDGES INCLUDED OFFICIALS FROM THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT, PRINCIPALS OF LOCAL SCHOOLS AND RURAL COMMITTEE LEADERS.

PARTICIPANTS IN TODAY'S COMPETITION WERE WINNERS OF PAINTING COMPETITIONS ORGANISED BY THEIR SCHOOLS RECENTLY. EACH WILL BE AWARDED A SOUVENIR.

THE WINNERS WILL RECEIVE THEIR PRIZES AT A VARIETY SHOW EARLY NEXT YEAR, WHICH IS BEING ORGANISED BY NORTH DISTRICT KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN COMMITTEE AS PART OF THE CAMPAIGN.

OTHER CAMPAIGN ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE A CLEAN PICNIC SPOTS CAMPAIGN, A CLEAN COMMON PARTS OF BUILDINGS COMPETITION AND A CLEAN VILLAGE COMPETITION IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE IS MR PANG HANG-YIN, WHO IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF FANLING RURAL COMMITTEE.

REMINDER ON EMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS

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EMPLOYERS WERE REMINDED TODAY TO PAY THEIR EMPLOYEES

ON TIME.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE WAGES MUST BE PAID TO EMPLOYEES NOT LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THEY WERE DUE.

ANY EMPLOYER CONTRAVENING THIS PROVISION IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 ON CONVICTION.

THE SPOKESMAN FURTHER POINTED OUT THAT ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER MUST TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO TERMINATE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS WHEN HE BELIEVES HE IS UNABLE TO PAY ALL THE WAGES.

FAILURE TO DO SO WITHOUT REASONABLE GROUNDS WILL ALSO RENDER HIM LIABLE TO PROSECUTION.

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