WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1984
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LABOUR LAW OFFENDERS FINED
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TOOK OUT 479 PROSECUTIONS FOR BREACHES OF LABOUR LAWS IN OCTOBER.
OF THESE, 458 CASES RESULTED IN CONVICTION, WITH FINES TOTALLING $523 300.
MOST OF THE CASES RELATED TO BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND ITS VARIOUS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS, THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS.
CHINESE DELEGATES STUDY HK HOUSING
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THREE DELEGATES FROM THE ARCHITECTURAL SOCIETY OF CHINA WERE TODAY GIVEN AN INSIGHT INTO HOW HONG KONG'S PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES WERE PLANNED, BUILT AND MANAGED.
HEADED BY PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY, MR DAI NIANCI, THEY ATTENDED A SEMINAR RUN BY SENIOR HOUSING DEPARTMENT OFFICIALS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAMME.
AMONG THE ITEMS DISCUSSED WERE PRODUCTION TARGETS, PLANNING PROCEDURES, COST CONTROL, DESIGN STANDRDS AND CONCEPTS, TENDER PROCEDURES, MAINTENANCE AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT.
THE GROUP ARE IN HONG KONG ON A STUDY TOUR OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.
BEFORE THE SEMINAR, THEY HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, MR DONALD LIAO, AND SAW DISPLAYS ON PUBLIC HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY'S EXHIBITION HALL.
TOMORROW, THEY WILL SEE SOME OF THE AUTHORITY'S LATEST ESTATE PROJECTS IN THE SHA TIN NEW TOWN, AS PART OF THEIR STUDY TOUR.
MORE PLACES FOR TECHNICAL STUDENTS
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THE $35-MILLION PHASE | DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OF THE LEE WAI LEE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL HAS BEEN COMPLETED, PROVIDING PLACES FOR 830 MORE FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT STUDENTS.
THE EXPANSION, CONSISTING OF AN ADDITIONAL STOREY AND A SIX-STOREY ANNEX, WAS PUT INTO USE IN SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR. HOUSING THE DEPARTMENTS OF DESIGN, MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINEERING, GENERAL STUDIES, COMMERCIAL STUDIES, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY.
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