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TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1981

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NEW TSUEN WAN CLEARWAY

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THE WESTBOUND CARRIAGEWAY OF A SECTION OF TSUEN WAN BY PASS STAGE ONE, BETWEEN ITS JUNCTIONS WITH KWAI CHUNG ROAD AND TEXACO ROAD, WILL BE DESIGNATED A 24-HOUR CLEARWAY ZONE FROM 10 AM ON FRIDAY (MAY 29).

ALL VEHICLES WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO STOP WITHIN THIS CLEARWAY.

REMINDER ON WAGE PAYMENTS ******

EMPLOYERS WERE REMINDED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT WAGES MUST BE PAID

ON TIME.

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ISSUED THE REMINDER FOLLOWING A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH THE EMPLOYER OF A FUR GARMENT FACTORY WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $7 000 ON 14 SUMMONSES FOR DELAYING PAYMENTS OF WAGES.

A SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, WAGES MUST BE PAID TO EMPLOYEES NOT LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THEY ARE DUE. ANY EMPLOYER CONTRAVENING THIS PROVISION IS LIABLE TO PROSECUTION AND TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $5 000 ON CONVICTION.

ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER MUST TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO TERMINATE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS IF HE FEELS THAT HE IS UNABLE TO PAY ALL THE WAGES.

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

BISHOP KWONG VISITS STANLEY PRISON

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THE BISHOP OF HONG KONG, THE RT REV PETER KWONG KONG-KIT TODAY VISITED STANLEY PRISON, A MAXIMUM SECURITY PRISON WITH COMPREHENSIVE INDUSTRIAL SECTION.

THE VISIT IS THE FIRST OF A NUMBER OF VISITS THE BISHOP WILL MAKE TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORK OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE PRISONS DEPARTMENT.

ACCOMPANIED BY THE PRISONS CHAPLAINS, FATHER STEPHEN EDMONDS, REV A. LEUNG AND REV CHUNG KA LOK, BISHOP KWONG INSPECTED VARIOUS FACILITIES, INCLUDING THE ACCOMMODATION FOR PRISONERS, THE HOSPITAL, KITCHEN, CHAPEL AND THE WORKSHOPS, AND SAW PRISONERS AT WORK.

HE WAS ALSO BRIEFED BY THE SENIOR SUPERINTENDENT IN CHARGE OF THE PRISON, MR FRANCIS WONG, ON THE VARIOUS PROGRAMMES PROVIDED.

EARLIER TODAY, HE MET THE COMMISSIONER OF PRISONS, MR THOMAS

GARNER.

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