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SUNDAY, JULY 24, 1983

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+ALTHOUGH THE LAW DOES NOT LAY DOWN ANY PARTICULAR PROCEDURES TO FOLLOW, IT IS BASICALLY A MATTER OF DECISION BETWEEN EACH EMPLOYER AND HIS EMPLOYEES, WITH THE NATURE OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEE'S PLACE OF RESIDENCE AVAILABILITY OF TRANSPORT AND OTHER FACTORS, TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT,+ HE ADDED.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID 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 SAID THAT ONE IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION 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 THEIR 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 WILL 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.

ALL DISTRICTS TO RUN MEET-THE-PUBLIC SESSIONS

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THE +MEET-THE-PUBLIC+ SCHEME WILL BE FULLY IMPLEMENTED IN ALL THE 18 DISTRICTS WHEN THE TAI PO DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS START MEETING LOCAL RESIDENTS TOMORROW (MONDAY) TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON DISTRICT AFFAIRS.

A DISTRICT BOARD SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT MEMBERS HAD BEEN MAKING THEIR OWN ARRANGEMENTS TO MAINTAIN CLOSE CONTACTS WITH THE RESIDENTS, USING SUCH VENUES AS THEIR OWN OFFICES OR THE RURAL COMMITTEE OFFICES.

+THE DISTRICT BOARD SECRETARIAT, WHICH HAS BEEN MOVED TO A MORE SPACIOUS OFFICE RECENTLY, CAN NOW PROVIDE INTERVIEW ROOMS AS WELL AS SUPPORTING STAFF FÖR MEMBERS, HE SAID.

+THIS WILL PROVIDE MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS TO HEAR SUGGESTIONS OR COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS ON LOCAL MATTERS.+

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UNDER THE SCHEME, BOARD MEMBERS WILL TAKE TURNS TO MEET RESIDENTS FROM 10 AM TO 12 NOON ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS, AND FROM 6 PM TO 8 PM ON TUESDAYS AT THE SECRETARIAT'S NEW OFFICE ON THE THIRD FLOOR OF THE TAI PO COMMERCIAL CENTRE IN KWONG FUK ROAD.

APPOINTMENTS CAN BE MADE IN WRITING, IN PERSON, OR BY TELEPHONE DURING OFFICE HOURS WITH THE BOARD SECRETARIAT. ITS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS 0-6584018 OR 0-6585018.

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