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MONDAY, JUNE 13, 1988

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ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON SATURDAY

THERE WILL BE ONE MAIL DELIVERY ON SATURDAY (JUNE 18), THE DAY OF THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL, THE POST OFFICE HAS ANNOUNCED.

ON THAT DAY, 42 POST OFFICES WILL BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS FROM 9 AM TO NOON. THEY INCLUDE THE GENERAL POST OFFICE ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON CENTRAL AND TSIM SHA TSUI POST OFFICES IN KOWLOON, AND TSUEN WING STREET, SHA TIN CENTRAL AND TAI PO POST OFFICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES.

DETAILS OF THE 42 POST OFFICES CAN BE OBTAINED FROM ANY POST OFFICE OR FROM THE POSTAL ENQUIRY BUREAU ON 5-231071.

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS OUTSIDE HONG KONG MUST BE ATTESTED

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY

(MONDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS AND THEIR DULY AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES THAT THEY ARE REQUESTED TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH MANUAL WORKERS WHOM THEY ENGAGE то WORK OUTSIDE HONG KONG.

THE CONTRACTS MUST BE SIGNED BY THE WORKERS AND ATTESTED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BEFORE THEIR DEPARTURE.

THE CALL WAS MADE FOLLOWING TWO RECENT COURT CASES IN WHICH THE PROPRIETORS OF TWO COMPANIES WERE FINED $3,000 AND $2,000 RESPECTIVELY FOR FAILING TO SUBMIT THE CONTRACTS SIGNED BY THE WORKERS WHO WERE EMPLOYED TO WORK OUTSIDE HONG KONG ΤΟ THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR FOR ATTESTATION.

A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN WARNED THAT UNDER THE CONTRACTS FOR EMPLOYMENT OUTSIDE HONG KONG ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER OR HIS AGENT WOULD BE PROSECUTED IF HE FAILED TO ENTER INTO A WRITTEN CONTRACT WITH A MANUAL WORKER BEFORE DEPARTURE OR INDUCED A WORK ER TO DEPART FROM HONG KONG FOR EMPLOYMENT BEFORE THE CONTRACT WAS ATTESTED.

UPON CONVICTION, AN EMPLOYER IS LIABLE TO A FINE OF $50,000.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE ORDINANCE FURTHER STIPULATES THAT A CONTRACT MUST CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT RATES OF WAGES AND OVERTIME, DAYS AND HOURS OF WORK, REST DAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.

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"IT MUST ALSO PROVIDE FOR VARIATION OR CONTRACT AND MAKE THE EMPLOYER RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING AND FROM THE PLACE OF WORK FOR THE WORKER, HE SAID.

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