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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1986

UNDER THE ORDINANCE, A CUT-OFF DATE FOR RECKONABLE SERVICE HAS BEEN SET, INITIALLY AT JANUARY 1, 1980 BUT WILL RETROGRESS AT THE RATE OF ONE YEAR PER YEAR UNTIL JANUARY 1, 1977.

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS AT THE SAME TIME ENTITLED TO BOTH LONG SERVICE PAYMENT AND TO A GRATUITY BASED ON LENGTH OF SERVICE OR A PROVIDENT FUND, THE AMOUNT OF LONG SERVICE PAYMENT WILL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF GRATUITY OR BY THAT PART OF THE PROVIDENT FUND PAYMENT WHICH IS NOT CONTRIBUTED BY THE EMPLOYEE HIMSELF.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT SHOULD BE PAID BY THE EMPLOYER, TOGETHER WITH OTHER SUMS DUE SUCH AS ARREARS OF WAGES OR WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND IN ANY CASE NOT LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE DATE OF TERMINATION OF A CONTRACT.

HE SAID THE EMPLOYER SHOULD ALSO PROVIDE THE EMPLOYEE WITH A WRITTEN STATEMENT ON THE CALCULATION OF THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT.

EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE QUERIES ABOUT THE PROVISIONS ON THE LONG SERVICE PAYMENT MAY CONTACT THE OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE IN THEIR DISTRICT.

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GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED

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THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT WILL CONTINUE TO CONDUCT THE GENERAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY IN JANUARY TO MARCH.

THE SURVEY, CONDUCTED MONTHLY SINCE AUGUST 1981, COLLECTS INFORMATION ON EMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT AND UNDEREMPLOYMENT, AND THE GENERAL SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE POPULATION.

ABOUT HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS INTERVIEWED THREE MONTHS AGO, WILL BE SURVEYED AGAIN TO MEASURE MORE ACCURATELY THE CHANGES THAT HAVE OCCURRED.

SOME 5 000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE SELECTED AT RANDOM EACH MONTH FROM ALL DISTRICTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY,

AN OFFICIAL LETTER, IN ENGLISH AND CHINESE, HAS BEEN SENT TO THE SAMPLED HOUSEHOLDS TO EXPLAIN THE PURPOSE OF THE SURVEY AND TO SEEK THEIR COOPERATION.

ASSISTANT CENSUS AND SURVEY OFFICERS, EACH CARRYING AN IDENTITY CARD ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT, WILL VISIT THESE HOUSEHOLDS TO COLLECT INFORMATION.

ALL INFORMATION COLLECTED WILL BE TREATED CONFIDENTIALLY AND WILL NOT BE REVEALED TO ANY PERSON OR ORGANISATION OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.

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