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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1988

DB COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER FUND APPLICATIONS

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THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE WILL CONSIDER PROVIDING FUNDS FOR THE TSUEN WAN RESIDENTS FRATERNAL ASSOCIATION AT A MEETING TOMORROW (MONDAY).

MEMBERS WILL ALSO CONSIDER ANOTHER APPLICATION FOR FUNDS FROM THE FUK LOI MOON LOK YIN NGAI SOCIETY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING OF THE TSUEN WAN BOARD'S RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE TO BEGIN AT 2.30 PM (MONDAY) IN THE MAIN CONFERENCE ROOM OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL, FLOOR, TSUEN WAN STATION MULTI-STOREY CARPARK BUILDING, CASTLE PEAK ROAD, TSUEN WAN.

DISTRICT

TOMORROW

SECOND 174-208

WAGES MUST BE PAID ON TIME

(SUNDAY)

TODAY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT REMINDED EMPLOYERS THEY ARE LIABLE TO PROSECUTION IF THEY WILFULLY DELAY PAYING WAGES THEIR EMPLOYEES ON THEIR RESIGNATION OR TERMINATION OF CONTRACT.

A NUMBER OF EMPLOYERS HAD RECENTLY BEEN FINED BY THE COURTS THIS REGARD, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

THAT

TO

IN

WAGES

SCON AS

ORDINANCE, THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT

AS PAID WERE DUE AT THE END OF THE WAGE PERIOD AND MUST BE WAS PRACTICABLE, BUT IN ANY CASE NOT LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS THEREAFTER.

SEVEN

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"SIMILARLY, WAGES AND OTHER SUMS DUE MUST BE PAID WITHIN

CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT, DAYS ON THE COMPLETION OF TERMINATION OF A HE ADDED.

TO

то FAILED

COMPLY PROSECUTION AND,

ANY EMPLOYER WHO WITHOUT REASONABLE GROUNDS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE WAS LIABLE UPON CONVICTION, TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000.

THE SPOKESMAN GAVE THE FOLLOWING EMPLOYERS HAD RECENTLY BEEN FINED:

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MAGAZINE

DETAILS OF CASES IN WHICH

PUBLISHING

COMPANY

FINED AND TO HIS

WAS THE DIRECTOR OF A $9,000 BY A CENTRAL MAGISTRATE FOR FAILING TO PAY WAGES PRO-RATA ANNUAL LEAVE PAY AMOUNTING TO OVER $23,000 SIX WORKERS.

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