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FRIDAY, JANUARY 23, 1981

REMINDER ON NEW WAGE CEILING LAW

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THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE 1981, WHICH RAISES THE WAGE CEILING FOR NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, FROM $3 500 TO $6 000 A MONTH, HAS COME INTO OPERATION.

IN GIVING THIS REMINDER, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THIS MEANT THAT NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING AS MUCH AS $6 000 A MONTH WERE NOW COVERED BY THE ORDINANCE.

+ACCORDINGLY, MATTERS CONCERNING THESE EMPLOYEES, SUCH AS CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT, TERMINATION OF CONTRACT, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS, PROTECTION OF WAGES, AND HOLIDAYS, SHOULD BE DEALT WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, HE SAID.

FULL FACILITIES RESUME AT PERSONS REGISTRATION OFFICE

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FROM MONDAY (JANUARY 26), THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE HONG KONG BRANCH AT CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING WILL RESUME ITS FULL RANGE OF REGISTRATION FACILITIES, EXCEPT THOSE FOR ENTRANTS FROM CHINA.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE TEMPORARY REGISTRATION OFFICE AT BLOCK 'G' OF VICTORIA BARRACKS WILL BE CLOSED, SINCE THE RUSH PERIOD DURING THE CHRISTMAS SCHOOL HOLIDAYS IS NOW OVER, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.

+ALL APPLICANTS WHO HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED FOR REGISTRATION OF IDENTITY CARDS AT BLOCK 'G' OF VICTORIA BARRACKS SHOULD COLLECT THE IR IDENTITY CARDS AT THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS OFFICE HONG KONG BRANCH, CAUSEWAY BAY MAGISTRACY BUILDING ON THE COLLECTION DATES SHOWN ON THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT FORM,+ HE ADDED.

FROM MONDAY ONWARDS, IMMIGRATION OFFICES AT VICTORIA BARRACKS WILL ONLY DEAL WITH APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED BY ENTRANTS FROM CHINA.

+THE QUEUING ARRANGEMENTS IN VICTORIA BARRACKS WILL ALSO CHANGE. CALLERS SHOULD USE THE QUEENSWAY ENTRANCE JUST OPPOSITE THE MTR ADMIRALTY STATION, TO GET THEIR APPLICATION FORMS AND TAGS, INSTEAD OF THE COTTON TREE DRIVE ENTRANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SA ID.

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