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TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1985

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WHERE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS TO 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

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.

CHILDREN URGED TO GIVE TIME TO COMMUNITY

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CHILDREN OF KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT ARE BEING ENCOURAGED TO GIVE THEIR TIME THIS SUMMER TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY BY INVOLVING THEMSELVES IN WORTHWHILE AND MEANINGFUL PROJECTS.

CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN EIGHT AND 12 CAN JOIN THE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD SCHEME ORGANISED BY THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME CO-ORDINATING COMMITTEE.

THE SCHEME, WHICH RUNS FROM JULY TO AUGUST, WILL PROVIDE TRAINING FOR CHILDREN IN VARIOUS COMMUNITY SERVICES.

+PARTICIPANTS WILL BE GROUPED INTO TEAMS OF EIGHT TO 16 AND WILL BE INVOLVED IN COMMUNITY SERVICE OR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS,+ A COMMITTEE SPOKESMAN SAID.

+EACH TEAM WILL BE GIVEN AN ALLOWANCE OF $300 TO SUBSIDISE PRODUCTION COSTS OF VARIOUS PROJECT REPORTS, WHICH WILL BE EXHIBITED AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME,+ HE SAID.

APPLICATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE AT THE KOWLOON CITY DISTRICT OFFICE, THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S KOWLOON CITY YOUTH AND COMMUNITY OFFICE, AND A NUMBER OF THE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE DISTRICT.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS IS JUNE 29.

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