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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1987

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CYCLING PROFICIENCY SCHEME TO BE IMPLEMENTED

IN A BID TO REDUCE ROAD ACCIDENTS

INVOLVING CYCLISTS, THE

GOVERNMENT WILL IMPLEMENT A PILOT SCHEME ON CYCLING PROFICIENCY STARTING TOMORROW (AUGUST 24).

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE WORKING GROUP ON THE SCHEME SAID, "THE OBJECTIVE OF THE SCHEME IS TO PROVIDE FREE. BASIC TRAINING то INTERESTED AND INEXPERIENCED YOUNG CYCLISTS, SO THAT THEY MAY BE MORE SKILLFUL IN THEIR TECHNIQUE, AND MORE ADVERTENT ΤΟ ROAD CONDITIONS; THUS LESS PRONE TO ACCIDENTS.

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"INITIALLY THE COURSE WILL ACCOMMODATE 30 YOUNGSTERS AGED OVER 11, BUT WILL BE EXTENDED TO MORE PEOPLE IF FOUND SUCCESSFUL," HE ADDED.

THE COURSE WILL COMPRISE FOUR STAGES, EACH OF FOUR TWO-HOUR SESSIONS. IT WILL COVER SUCH ASPECTS AS ROAD USERS' KNOWLEDGE, TECHNIQUES IN CYCLING, AS WELL AS BICYCLE MAINTAINENCE.

"MEMBERS OF THE COURSE ARE REQUIRED TO SIT FOR A TEST IN RACH OF THE STAGES AND THOSE WHO PASSED THE STAGE 4 BADGE WILL BE ENTITLED TO TRY FOR THE INSTRUCTOR'S CERTIFICATE TEST, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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THE COURSE WILL BE CONDUCTED BY

THE HONG KONG CYCLING ASSOCIATION AT SHATIN CYCLE PARK, AND WILL START FROM TOMORROW FOR FOUR DAYS, FROM 9 AM TO 11 AM DAILY.

REMINDER ON YEAR'S SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY

THAT

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY FOR THIS YEAR FALLS ON AUGUST 31. THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, IF EMPLOYERS HAVE NOT ALREADY FIXED THE DATE FOR THAT HOLIDAY AND THEIR EMPLOYEES HAVE NOT REQUESTED IT то BE ADDED TO THEIR PAID ANNUAL LEAVE, THE EMPLOYEES SHALL

BE GRANTED THE SECOND FLOATING HOLIDAY ON THAT DATE.

"ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND THOSE NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING NOT MORE THAN $11,500 A MONTH ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FOR THAT HOLIDAY IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE THE HOLIDAY," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MONTHS

PRECEDING

/HOLIDAY PAY