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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1982

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FERRY SERVICES

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THE GOVERNMENT HAS APPROVED AN APPLICATION FROM OPERATORS OF FERRY SERVICES IN JUNK BAY TO REVISE THEIR FARES AS A RESULT OF HIGHER OPERATIONAL COSTS.

FROM TOMORROW (SATURDAY) THE COMPANY WILL RAISE ITS CHARGES FROM $1 TO $1.50 FOR THE SERVICE BETWEEN SHAU KEI WAN AND RENNIE'S MILL, WHILE THAT BETWEEN RENNIE'S MILL AND HANG HAU TOWN WILL GO UP FROM 70 CENTS TO $1.50.

MEANWHILE, FERRY SERVICES BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHEUNG CHAU WILL BE SUSPENDED FROM 2 PM TO 3 PM TOMORROW FOR THE CHEUNG CHAU BUN FESTIVAL.

THE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION WILL ALSO APPLY TO THE CHI MA WAN- CHEUNG CHAU ROUTE.

MORE HOLIDAYS FOR WORKERS PROPOSED

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT PROPOSES TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FROM 10 TO 11 A YEAR BY INTRODUCING AN ADDITIONAL FLOATING HOLIDAY WITH EFFECT FROM 1983.

THE PROPOSAL IS CONTAINED IN THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL 1982, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY.

IN ORDER TO GIVE EMPLOYEES LONGER WEEKENDS, THE BILL ALSO PROPOSES THAT IN A YEAR IN WHICH LUNAR NEW YEAR OR THE SECOND OR THIRD DAY OF THE LUNAR NEW YEAR FALLS ON A SUNDAY THEN THE DAY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING LUNAR NEW YEAR DAY WILL BE A HOLIDAY,

IN A YEAR IN WHICH THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CHINESE MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL FALLS ON A SUNDAY, THEN THE FESTIVAL WILL BE A GENERAL HOLIDAY.

AND WHERE A HOLIDAY FALLS ON A REST DAY, AN EMPLOYEE WILL BE GRANTED A HOLIDAY ON THE NEXT DAY THEREAFTER.

IF AN EMPLOYER DOES NOT FIX ONE OR BOTH OF THE FLOATING HOLIDAYS, SUCH DAY OR DAYS WILL, AT THE REQUEST OF AN EMPLOYEE, BE ADDED TO HIS PAID ANNUAL LEAVE.

IF AN EMPLOYER DOES NOT FIX ONE OR BOTH OF THE FLOATING HOLIDAYS AND AN EMPLOYEE DOES NOT REQUEST THEY BE ADDED TO HIS ANNUAL LEAVE, THEN THE DAYS WILL BE TAKEN ON THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE LAST DAY IN JUNE AND ON THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST IF BOTH ARE NOT FIXED OR IF ONE IS NOT FIXED ON ONE OF THOSE DAYS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE EMPLOYER.

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