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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1982

LABOUR LAW OFFENCES

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OF THE 823 PROSECUTIONS TAKEN OUT BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT LAST MONTH (FEBRUARY) FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LEGISLATION, 796 RESULTED IN CONVICTION AND THE FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS TOTALLED MORE THAN $748 000.

MOST OF THE CASES CONCERNED BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND ITS VARIOUS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS, THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS.

CASES CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS TOTALLED WITH $426 000 IN FINES. THESE INCLUDED 135 CASES (WITH $193 350 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS AND 55 CASES (WITH $158 150 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.

CASES RELATING TO BREACHES OF THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 458 WITH $250 725 IN FINES.

OF THE OTHER PROSECUTIONS, 22 CASES WERE RELATED TO FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES, LEADING TO $15 550 IN FINES.

FACELIFT FOR TWO LANTAU BEACHES ***

MORE THAN 30 COMMUNITY-MINDED YOUNGSTERS TODAY (SATURDAY) SPENT THEIR HOLIDAY GIVING A FACELIFT TO TWO LITTER-RIDDEN BEACHES IN THE SOUTH-WESTERN PART OF LANTAU ISLAND.

THE YOUTHS ARE STUDENTS OF TAI O PUBLIC SCHOOL, WING CHOR SCHOOL AND FISH MARKETING ORGANISATION TAJ O PRIMARY SCHOOL.

LED BY THEIR TEACHERS, THE CHILDREN STARTED THE CLEAN-UP AT FAN LAU SAI WAN BEACH BEFORE PROCEEDING TO FAN LAU TUNG WAN BEACH.

THEY SPENT THE DAY CLEARING UP A LARGE QUANTITY OF REFUSE AND EMPTIED CANS LEFT BEHIND BY PICNICKERS AND CAMPERS.

THE CLEAN UP WAS PART OF THE STUDENTS COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT IN THE CURRENT CLEAN HONG KONG CAMPAGIN.

DURING THE EXERCISE, CLEANSING STAFF OF THE NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT PROVIDED BACK-UP SERVICE IN REMOVING THE DEBRIS.

ALSO TAKING PART IN THE OPERATION WERE THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (SOUTH REGION) OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES, MR JAMES WILSON, THE URBAN SERVICES OFFICER OF ISLANDS, MR YUNG CHING-FONG; THE CHAIRMAN OF TAI O RURAL COMMITTEE, MR YUE YUEN-HEI AND SENIOR COUNTRY PARKS OFFICER, MR TU KAU-CHOI.

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