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A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, EMPLOYERS MUST FIX THE TWO FLOATING HOLIDAYS AND INFORM EMPLOYEES BY A NOTICE PLACED AT A CONSPICUOUS PLACE BEFORE THE END OF THE PRECEDING YEAR.
HE SAID ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $8 500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAYS AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY-OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.
HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS ON A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS, SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.
WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING THE PERIOD OF 28 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY. PAYMENT SHOULD BE MADE ON THE NORMAL PAY DAY.
IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY-OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE TO THE NEAREST BRANCH OFFICE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
THE TELEPHONE NUMBERS ARE: 3-205638 FOR KOWLOON EAST; 3-201652 FOR KOWLOON WEST: 3-319454 FOR KOWLOON SOUTH; 3-898520 FOR KWUN TONG: 0-234496 FOR KWAI CHUNG 0-4980100 FOR TSUEN WAN 0-6577111, EXT. 114 FOR TAI PO 0-818443 FOR TUEN MUN: 5-268671 FOR HONG KONG ISLAND (WEST); AND 5-282523 FOR HONG KONG ISLAND (EAST).
UNLICENSED FOOD OPERATOR FINED
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A SPOKESMAN FOR THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) WARNED THAT ANY PERSON WHO WISHES TO OPERATE A RESTAURANT OR OTHER FOOD PREMISES MUST FIRST APPLY TO THE DEPARTMENT FOR A LICENCE.
THE WARNING WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING A RECENT COURT CASE IN WHICH A WOMAN WAS FINED $5 000 AT THE SAN PO KONG MAGISTRACY FOR ILLEGALLY OPERATING A FACTORY CANTEEN IN SAN PO KONG.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID ANY PERSON WHO CARRIES ON A FOOD BUSINESS WITHOUT A LICENCE OR PERMIT IS LIABLE UPON CONVICTION TO A FINE OF $10 000 AND IMPRISONMENT OF SIX MONTHS.
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