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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1981

RED CROSS YOUTH MOVEMENT PRAISED

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THE RED CROSS YOUTH MOVEMENT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFUL IN ATTRACTING MANY YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVOTE THEIR ENERGY. ENTHUSIASM AND ENTERPRISE TO VOLUNTARY SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY, THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE, MR SELWYN ALLEYNE, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

HE WAS SPIING AT THE HONG KONG RED CROSS YOUTH SILVER JUBILEE FELLOWSHIP CARNIVAL HELD AT THE MURRAY ROAD OPEN-AIR CAR PARK THIS AFTERNOON.

HE SAID THE MOVEMENT HAD SUCCEEDED IN THIS RESPECT

+BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO BE TRAINED IN A WIDE RANGE OF SKILLS, TO CO-OPERATE IN UNDERTAKING COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS AND TO MAKE FRIENDSHIPS IN DOING SO.+

MR ALLEYNE NOTED THAT COMMUNITY SERVICE WAS AN IDEAL THAT SOMETIMES TENDS TO BE SUBORDINATED IN OUR MODERN SOCIETY TO THAT OF ATTAINING MATERIAL SUCCESS.+

THE CARNIVAL WAS HELD TO CELEBRATE THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOVEMENT.

MR ALLEYNE NOTED THAT FROM HUMBLE ORIGINS IN 1956, WHEN IT HAD 57 MEMBERS, THE MOVEMENT HAS GROWN TO AN ORGANISATION WITH MORE THAN 5 000 MEMBERS.

+THEIR COLLECTIVE EFFORT MAKES AN IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION IN HELPING THE SICK, THE SUFFERING AND THE DEPRIVED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, + HE SAID,

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WORKERS' HOLIDAY REMINDER

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A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN REMINDED EMPLOYERS TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE EITHER THE CHINESE WINTER SOLSTICE FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON DECEMBER 22, OR CHRISTMAS DAY (DECEMBER 25) SHOULD BE APPOINTED AS A STATUTORY HOLIDAY AND THAT WORKERS MUST BE GIVEN A DAY OFF ON EITHER DAY.

THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE ORDINANCE ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING DOMESTIC SERVANTS, IRRESPECTIVE OF THE IR EARNINGS, AND ALL NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $6 000 A MONTH, ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY.

THEY MUST ALSO BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO THE EMPLOYEES' EARNINGS, OTHER THAN OVERTIME PAY, ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY. WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE OF THE DAILY EARNINGS DURING A PERIOD OF 28 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY. PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE ON THE NORMAL PAY DAY.

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