SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1982
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THE SPOKESMAN WENT ON TO SAY THAT CONFUSION, OR EVEN DISPUTES, COULD ARISE IF THERE WAS A LACK OF PRIOR UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES AS TO WHAT TO DO DURING A TYPHOON.
HE ADVISED THAT THE IMPORTANT THING TO CONSIDER ON SUCH OCCASIONS WAS THE EMPLOYEES' SAFETY, BOTH AT THE PLACE OF WORK AND DURING THE JOURNEY TO AND FROM HOME.
+FOR EXAMPLE, EMPLOYERS SHOULD SEND THE IR EMPLOYEES HOME WHEN TYPHOON SIGNAL NUMBER EIGHT OR HIGHER IS HOISTED, OR WHEN PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS ABOUT TO STOP.
+OF COURSE, EMPLOYEES WHO ARE REQUIRED TO PERFORM ESSENTIAL AND EMERGENCY DUTIES DURING A TYPHOON WOULD BE EXCEPTIONS,+ HE ADDED.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID EMPLOYERS COULD ALWAYS APPROACH THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR ADVICE WHEN DRAFTING OR PREPARING AGREEMENTS CONCERNING TYPHOON ARRANGEMENTS.
PROGRAMME WELL RECEIVED ***
FAMILY LIFE ACTIVITIES SERVE TO STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONS AMONG FAMILY MEMBERS, THE SHA TIN DISTRICT OFFICER, DR PATRICK HASE, SAID TODAY.
HE ALSO STRESSED THAT A HAPPY FAMILY MUST BE BUILT ON THIS RELATIONSHIP.
HE WAS SPEAKING AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF AN EIGHT-DAY +HAPPY FAMILY FOR THE ELDERLY+ PROGRAMME AT SUN TIN WAI ESTATE WHICH WAS ORGANISED BY THE ESTATE'S SOCIAL CENTRE FOR THE ELDERLY, WITH FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD, AS PART OF A FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION PROJECT.
DR HASE SAID THIS KIND OF SOCIAL PROJECT WAS EXTREMELY HELPFUL TO THE BUILDING OF A COMMUNITY.
+THE EVENT CREATES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR TENANTS TO KNOW BETTER, NOT ONLY THEIR NEIGHBOURS, BUT ALSO THE ENVIRONMENT THEY LIVE IN. AND THIS IS WHERE THE SENSE OF BELONGING BEGINS.+
HE ADDED THAT SOCIAL SPIRIT AMONG MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WAS VITAL TO THE MAKING OF A PERFECT COMMUNITY.
THE DISTRICT OFFICER WAS PARTICULARLY PLEASED TO LEARN THAT THE PROGRAMME, WHICH FEATURED FILM SHOWS, TALKS AND AN EXHIBITION, HAD BEEN WELL ATTENDED BY PEOPLE OF ALL AGE.
MORE THAN 3 000 ESTATE RESIDENTS ALSO ATTENDED A FUN-FAIR WHICH FOLLOWED THE CLOSING CEREMONY TODAY.
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