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MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 1984

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID REGULAR INSPECTIONS ARE MADE BY HEALTH INSPECTORS ON FOOD BUSINESSES TO ENSURE THAT THE HEALTH LAWS AND THE LICENSING CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED AND THE REQUISITE HYGIENE STANDARDS MAINTAINED.

+ ANY CONTRAVENTION OF THE LAW IS LIABLE TO LEAD TO PROSECUTION OR SUSPENSION OF THE LICENCE, HE WARNED.

+UNLICENSED FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS ARE DEALT WITH BY SUMMONSES AND IN PERSISTENT CASES, BY SUMMARY ARRESTS.+

SURVEY ON NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY COMPLETED

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DETAILS OF A RECENTLY-COMPLETED SURVEY ON THE NEEDS OF OLD PEOPLE IN CENTRAL AND WESTERN WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY IS TO FIND OUT THE NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY AND REVIEW EXISTING SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THE DISTRICT.

IT IS HOPED THAT FINDINGS OF THE SURVEY WILL BRING ABOUT IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DAILY LIVES, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, FINANCIAL SITUATION AND HEALTH CONDITIONS TO SENIOR RESIDENTS.

THE PROJECT IS SPONSORED BY THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD AND CONDUCTED BY THE BOARD'S SOCIAL SERVICES COMMITTEE.

THE SURVEY RESULTS WILL BE ANNOUNCED BY THE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN, MR CHOW WAI-KEUNG.

ALSO ATTENDING THE NEWS CONFERENCE WILL BE THE ASSISTANT DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KIM SALKELD, AND THE FIELD INSTRUCTOR OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY'S SOCIAL WORK DEPARTMENT, MR LAW CHI-KWONG.

FLOATING HOLIDAY REMINDER

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (MONDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY WILL FALL ON AUGUST 27, THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST.

A SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT IF EMPLOYERS HAVE NOT ALREADY FIXED THE DATE OF THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THIS YEAR AND THE IR EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT REQUESTED THAT THE HOLIDAY BE ADDED TO THE IR PAID ANNUAL LEAVE, THEY SHOULD GIVE EMPLOYEES THE HOLIDAY ON AUGUST 27.

/HE SAID

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