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THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 1982

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PIANO WORKSHOP

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THE MUSIC OFFICE, IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE URBAN COUNCIL, WILL PRESENT A PIANO WORKSHOP TO BE GIVEN BY THE SWISS PIANIST, NICOLE WICKIHALDER. THE WORKSHOP WILL TAKE PLACE ON MAY 6 AT 5.30 PM AT THE MUSIC OFFICE, 9TH FLOOR, HONG KONG ARTS CENTRE.

NICOLE WICK IHALDER GRADUATED FROM THE MUSIC ACADEMY OF VIENNA, WHERE SHE STUDIED UNDER PROFESSOR HAUSER. HER FURTHER STUDIES WERE UNDER NICKITA MAGALOFF, AND SHE WAS THE RECIPIENT OF MANY PRIZES IN INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITIONS.

HER DISTINGUISHED CAREER AS A SOLOIST HAS TAKEN HER ALL OVER THE WORLD. ORCHESTRAS WITH WHOM SHE HAS APPEARED AS A GUEST ARTIST INCLUDE THE ORCHESTRA DE LA SUISSE ROMANDE, THE ZURICH TONHALLE, AND IN THE FAR EAST, SHE HAS PLAYED WITH THE MANILA CCP ORCHESTRA AND THE HONG KONG PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA,

DURING THE WORKSHOP, WHICH IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC (ADMISSION FREE), YOUNG PIANISTS WILL BE PLAYING WORKS BY BACH, CHOPIN AND DEBUSSY. ENQUIRIES REGARDING THIS EVENT MAY BE MADE ON TELEPHONE 5-296105.

LABOUR LAW OFFENCES

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SIX EMPLOYERS WERE FINED A TOTAL OF $23 100 BY THE COURTS LAST MONTH FOR EMPLOYING EIGHT VIETNAMESE REFUGEES NOT ALLOWED TO WORK IN HONG KONG,

THE EIGHT SUMMONSES AGAINST THE EMPLOYERS WERE AMONG A TOTAL OF 987 TAKEN OUT BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LEGISLATION. THE FINES IMPOSED BY THE COURTS TOTALLED MORE THAN $922 000.

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 292, WITH $445 950 IN FINES. THESE INCLUDED 152 CASES (WITH $218 200 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS AND 79 CASES (WITH $154 950 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITE (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.

CASES RELATING TO BREACHES OF THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 570 WITH $385 700 IN FINES.

OF THE OTHER PROSECUTIONS, 28 CASES WERE RELATED TO FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES, LEADING TO $21 225 IN IMES.

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