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TUESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1983

ALL OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS MUST INCLUDE DETAILS OF PAY, NATURE AND HOURS OF WORK, HOLIDAYS, PAYMENT OF OVERTIME, SICKNESS ALLOWANCE, EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION, PROVISIONS FOR FOOD" AND ACCOMMODATION, REPATRIATION ARRANGEMENTS AND PROVISIONS FOR DEPENDANTS.

WITHOUT AN ATTESTED CONTRACT, A WORKER WOULD PUT HIMSELF IN A MOST DISADVANTAGEOUS POSITION IN THE EVENT OF A DISPUTE OVER EMPLOYMENT CONDITIONS.

A VERBAL AGREEMENT OR A WRITTEN CONTRACT PRIVATELY ENTERED INTO, WHICH USUALLY DOES NOT ADEQUATELY COVER ALL ASPECTS OF EMPLOYMENT, IS ALWAYS A SUBJECT OF CONTENTION, MOREOVER, THE ABSENCE OF AN ATTESTED CONTRACT WOULD TO A GREAT EXTENT IMPEDE THE DEPARTMENT FROM INTERVENING IN DISPUTES.

+A WORKER SIMPLY CANNOT AFFORD TO WORK IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY WITHOUT THE PROTECTION OF A PROPERLY ATTESTED CONTRACT,+ HE OBSERVED.

THE SPOKESMAN CALLED ON THOSE WORKERS WISHING TO TAKE UP OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT TO CONSULT THE OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT SERVICE OF THE DEPARTMENT ON THE PROPER COURSES TO FOLLOW.

THE SERVICE IS SITUATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF SINCERE INSURANCE BUILDING AT 4 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI. THE TELEPHONE FOR ENQUIRIES IS 5-281035.

POPULAR HEALTH DISPLAY MOVES ON

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THE MEDICAL AND HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S CURRENT HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN ON THE PREVENTION OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES HAS ATTRACTED STRONG RESPONSE FROM THE PUBLIC OVER THE PAST MONTH.

A MAJOR SIX-DAY EXHIBITION AT THE CITY HALL EARLIER LAST MONTH ATTRACTED MORE THAN 22 000 PEOPLE, AND THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ENQUIRIES ON THE VARIOUS TYPES OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES MADE BY THE PUBLIC DURING THE PAST MONTH.

ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT'S CENTRAL HEALTH EDUCATION UNIT, THE CAMPAIGN WILL NOW MOVE TO VARIOUS DISTRICTS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, WITH SIMILAR EXHIBITION STARTING TOMORROW (WEDNESDAY) IN KWUN TONG.

THE EXHIBITION WILL BE HELD AT THE KWUN TONG MTR STATION AND WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM DAILY BETWEEN AUGUST 3 (WEDNESDAY) AND AUGUST 8 (MONDAY).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID THAT THE OBJECTIVES OF THE CAMPAIGN WERE TO ENHANCE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF COMPLETING ALL IMMUNISATIONS FOR CHILDREN FROM BIRTH TO PRIMARY SIX, AND TO EMPHASISE THE IMPORTANCE OF HYGIENE.

/+IN RECENT