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JULY 26, 1985

HOWEVER, EMPLOYERS IN ACTOR I · PER 118:3 OKE THAN

SHIFT, OR HAVE DIFFERENT PERIODS OF EMPLOYMEN OR THEIR WOMEN AND YOUNG WORKERS, OR WHO HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED TO KEEP A REGISTER OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS IN SPECIAL PERMISSIONS GIVEN IN WRITING BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, ARE STILL REQUIRED TO KEEP THE REGISTER IN ITS PRESENT FORM,

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THE SIMPLIFICATION PROCESS WOULD BENEFIT ABOUT 28 000 EMPLOYERS AND CANCEL THE RECORD KEEPING FOR ABOUT 500 000 WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS EMPLOYED IN

INDUSTRIES.

ALL EMPLOYERS ARE, HOWEVER, STILL REQUIRED TO KEEP AN UP-TO-DATE LIST OF THE NAMES AND ID NUMBERS OF ALL THEIR EMPLOYEES, AS REQUIRED UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE.

THE REGISTER OF WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS WAS FIRST INTRODUCED IN 1959 AND CONTAINS INFORMATION ON THE PARTICULARS OF EACH WOMAN AND YOUNG PERSON EMPLOYED IN A FACTORY, THE BEGINNING AND ENDING OF EACH WORKING DAY, AND THE WEEKLY REST DAY.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE MAJORITY OF FACTORIES AT THAT TIME WERE OPERATING ON A SEVEN-DAY WEEK, AND WORKERS HAD TO TAKE THE IR WEEKLY REST DAY BY ROTATION.

HE SAID THE REGISTER WAS THEREFORE AN INDISPENSABLE INSTRUMENT IN ENFORCING THE LAW ON WORKING HOURS AND REST DAYS FOR WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS.

OVER THE PAST TWO DECADES, HE ADDED, THERE HAD BEEN A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE PATTERN OF WORKING HOURS AND REST DAYS.

APART FROM OPERATING ON SHIFT, OR WITH SPECIAL SWING SHIFTS, ABOUT 95 PER CENT OF FACTORIES NOW HAVE THE SAME STARTING AND ENDING HOURS FOR ALL WORKERS AND A BREAK ON SUNDAY.

AS SUCH INFORMATION, APPLYING UNIFORMLY TO ALL WORKERS IN THE FACTORY, ARE ALREADY AVAILABLE IN THE TIME TABLE WHICH IS REQUIRED TO BE POSTED IN EACH FACTORY EMPLOYING WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS, THE REGISTER IS NO LONGER NECESSARY FOR ENFORCEMENT PURPOSES, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

EMPLOYERS WITH FURTHER ENQUIRIES SHOULD CONTACT ANY OFFICE OF THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, OR TELEPHONE 3-311820, 3-490810, 5-7904563 OR 0-230046.

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NEW I.D. CARDS FOR NEXT AGE GROUP

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THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT MEN BORN BETWEEN 1929 AND 1932 WILL BE REQUIRED TO APPLY FOR NEW IDENTITY CARDS FROM AUGUST 5 TO SEPTEMBER 7.

+DURING THE FIVE-WEEK PERIOD, ABOUT 110 000 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO CALL AT OUR EIGHT ISSUE OFFICES FOR NEW CARDS, + A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

/THESE OFFICES