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THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1983

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LABOUR LAW OFFENCES

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A TOTAL OF 636 PROSECUTIONS FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LAWS TAKEN OUT BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT RESULTED IN CONVICTIONS BY THE COURTS LAST (MAY) MONTH AND FINES IMPOSED AMOUNTED TO MORE THAN $730 000,

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 236, WITH $463 500 IN FINES. THESE INCLUDED 105 CASES (WITH $127 850 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS AND 67 CASES (WITH $264 950 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.

CASES RELATING TO BREACHES OF THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 352 WITH $234 450 IN FINES.

OF THE OTHER PROSECUTIONS, 13 CASES WERE RELATED TO FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES, LEADING TO $9 750 IN FINES.

TEACHER TRAINING COURSES START IN SEPTEMBER ****

THE THREE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION ARE NOW INVITING APPLICATIONS FOR THREE-YEAR AND TWO-YEAR TEACHER TRAINING COURSES WHICH WILL START IN SEPTEMBER.

ALL THE THREE COLLEGES ARE OFFERING A THREE-YEAR COURSE IN ENGLISH.

IN ADDITION, A THREE-YEAR COURSE IN CHINESE WILL BE OFFERED BY THE GRANTHAM COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND A TWO-YEAR COURSE IN ENGLISH BY THE NORTHCOTE AND SIR ROBERT BLACK COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

+ THE OBJECTIVES OF THESE COURSES ARE TO TRAIN STUDENTS TO BECOME QUALIFIED TEACHERS TO TEACH GENERAL SUBJECTS AT THE PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND TO TEACH THREE ELECTIVE SUBJECTS UP TO THE FORM 3 LEVEL, AN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

THE TWO FULL-TIME THREE-YEAR COURSES WILL COMPRISE A COMPULSORY PROGRAMME OF STUDIES, TWO SUBJECTS ELECTED ON A MAJOR ELECTIVE BASIS AND ONE SUBJECT ON A MINOR ELECTIVE BASIS.

APPLICANTS FOR THE ENGLISH COURSE SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SECONDARY EDUCATION AT AN ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL AND THOSE FOR THE CHINESE COURSE SHOULD HAVE COMPLETED THEIR SECONDARY EDUCATION AT A CHINESE MIDDLE SCHOOL.

THEY MUST BE 17 YEARS OF AGE BY SEPTEMBER 30.

THEY SHOULD