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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 198>

IF THE ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY IS 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 IS TO BE GIVEN AFTER A 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 MAY BE TAKEN BY THE EMPLOYEE AS A SUBSTITUTED HOLIDAY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY 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.

CENTRAL ISED OFFICE SET UP FOR CREMATION ARRANGEMENTS

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A CENTRALISED OFFICE HAS NOW BEEN SET UP WHICH WILL SAVE TIME AND EFFORT INVOLVED IN ARRANGING FOR CREMATIONS.

PREVIOUSLY, AFTER THE FIRST ESSENTIAL DOCUMENT, WHICH IS A MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR CREMATION, WAS OBTAINED FROM A DOCTOR, IT REQUIRED THREE FURTHER TRIPS TO DIFFERENT OFFICES TO OBTAIN THE OTHER NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR CREMATION.

FIRST OF ALL, A CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION OF DEATH HAD TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE DEATH REGISTRY OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. THEN A CREMATION PERMIT, PRESCRIBING THE PARTICULAR PLACE WHERE THE CREMATION WILL TAKE PLACE, HAD TO BE OBTAINED FROM THE PORT HEALTH OFFICE OF THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT. AND, FINALLY, A TRIP HAD TO BE MADE TO THE CEMETERIES AND CREMATORIA OFFICE OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, TO BOOK A TIME AND DATE FOR CREMATION,

YESTERDAY, HOWEVER, A CENTRALISED SERVICE WAS SET UP SO THAT ALL THREE OF THESE DOCUMENTS MAY NOW BE OBTAINED FROM ONE OFFICE, IN ROOMS 1411-12 IN THE NEW WORLD CENTRE, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON.

ANOTHER JOINT-OFFICE OFFERING A SIMILAR CENTRALISED DOCUMENTATION SERVICE WILL BE SET UP AROUND THE MIDDLE OF THIS YEAR AT CENTRE POINT, THIRD FLOOR, 181-185 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI.

SEPARATE DOCUMENTS ARE STILL ISSUED BY THE IR THREE RESPECTIVE AUTHORITIES, BUT BY HAVING ALL THE WORK DONE IN ONE OFFICE THERE WILL BE A CONSIDERABLE SAVING IN TERMS OF TIME AND EFFORT ON THE PART OF THE PUBLIC, AN OFFICER SAID.

THE IDEA OF PROVIDING A CENTRAL LOCATION FOR THE ISSUE OF THE THREE DOCUMENTS HAD BEEN CONSIDERED FOR SOME TIME BY THE VARIOUS GOVERNMENT OFFICES CONCERNED, BUT COULD NOT BE PUT INTO EFFECT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF A SUITABLE VENUE.

/AS AN INTERIM