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SUNDAY, AUGUST 23, 1987

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HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

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

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IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, OR SHE MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY-OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS BEFORE OR AFTER THAT DAY.

ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE AT ALL BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

FIGHT CRIME MEMBERS VISIT CUSTOMS TRAINING SCHOOL

MEMBERS OF THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVES AND COMMUNITY LEADERS WILL VISIT THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE TRAINING SCHOOL AT TAI LAM CHUNG TOMORROW (MONDAY).

LED BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR CHEUNG CHUN-HOI, THE PARTY WILL TOUR THE VARIOUS FACILITIES OF THE SCHOOL BEFORE ATTENDING A SEMINAR AND A SLIDE SHOW ON THE WORK OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE SAI KUNG DISTRICT FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE VISIT TOMORROW (MONDAY). TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WHO SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE POST OFFICE ON GROUND FLOOR, SAI KUNG GOVERNMENT OFFICES, SAI KUNG TOWN BY 9 AM.

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