XN000022-1981-12-13 — Page 4

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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1981

IF AN EMPLOYEE WAS SPOKESMAN CONTINUED, HE 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER

REQUIRED TO WORK ON THE HOLIDAY, THE

MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN THAT DAY.

IF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY WAS TO BE GRANTED BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYER MUST NOTIFY THE EMPLOYEE 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY. IN THE CASE WHERE AN ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY WAS TO BE GIVEN AFTER STATUTORY HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYEE MUST BE NOTIFIED OF THE ARRANGEMENT AT LEAST 48 HOURS BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

IF BOTH EMPLOYER AND EMPLOYEE AGREE, ANY DAY WITHIN 30 DAYS OF A STATUTORY HOLIDAY OR ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY COULD BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY, HE SAID.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS COULD BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE FOR KOWLOON EAST 3-205638- KOWLOON WEST 3-201652- KOWLOON SOUTH 3-319454- KWUN TONG 3-898520- TSUEN WAN 0-422096- TUEN MUN 0-818443- HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST) 5-268671 AND HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST) 5-282523 EXT, 60.

+BLUEBELLS' EVENING AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL *****

THE BLUEBELLS+ FINNISH CHILDREN'S CHOIR WILL PERFORM AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL IN THE NEW TERRITORIES ON DECEMBER 16 AT 7.30 PM, PRESENTED JOINTLY BY THE NEW TERRITORIES PRESENTATIONS OFFICE OF THE CULTURAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HONG KONG CHILDREN'S CHOIR.

CONSISTING OF 43 SINGERS AND A VIOLIN-GUITAR ACCOMPANIST, THE BLUEBELLS ARE ON A FAR EAST TOUR, STARTING WITH THE HONG KONG PERFORMANCE. THEY WILL THEN GO TO TAIWAN, THE PHILIPPINES, BANGKOK AND SINGAPORE.

ESTABLISHED IN 1969 IN A SMALL CITY IN FINLAND, THE CHOIR IS NOW MADE UP OF 180 BOYS AND GIRLS RANGING FROM 7 TO 17 YEARS OF AGE.

THE +BLUEBELLS+ ACTUALLY CONSISTS OF THREE DIFFERENT CHOIRS AND OCCASIONALLY OF AN ELEMENTARY CLASS WITH 50 CHILDREN.

AKOS G. PAPP, THE CONDUCTOR AS WELL AS THE FOUNDER OF THE CHOIR, IS A GRADUATE OF FRANZ LISZT CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY. HE PURSUED GRADUATE STUDIES AT THE SIBELIUS ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN FINLAND AND OBTAINED HIS MASTER'S DEGREE IN CONDUCTING FROM WESTMINSTER CHOIR COLLEGE, NEW JERSEY, USA.

FAMOUS IN HIS COUNTRY AS AN ARRANGER, PAPP HAS ARRANGED SOME 280 PIECES OF MUSIC THAT ARE USED BY CHOIRS AND TV AND RADIO STATIONS THROUGHOUT FINLAND.

TICKETS AT $5, $10 AND $15 ARE NOW AVAILABLE AT THE TSUEN WAN TOWN HALL BOX OFFICE.