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MONDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1988

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S

EARNINGS

ON

A NORMAL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

WHERE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, 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.

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

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

YUEN LONG TOWN TRAFFIC FLOW TO BE IMPROVED

THURSDAY

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT FROM 10 AM ON (DECEMBER 29), TRAFFIC ARRANGEMENTS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN YUEN LONG TOWN TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW.

TUNG LOK STREET BETWEEN YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD AND STREET WILL BE RE-ROUTED TO TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.

FOOK TAK

THE LEFT-TURN FROM TUNG LOK STREET NORTHBOUND TO YUEN NING ROAD WESTBOUND WILL BE BANNED. AFFECTED VEHICLES DIVERTED VIA TUNG LOK STREET, SAU FU STREET AND YUEN LONG ROAD.

LONG ON WILL BE

ON NING

MOREOVER, THE JUNCTION OF TUNG LOK STREET WITH YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD WILL BECOME SIGNAL-CONTROLLED TO REGULATE TRAFFIC THERE. AS A RESULT, THE EXISTING ZEBRA CROSSING TO THE EAST OF THE JUNCTION WILL BE CANCELLED TO IMPROVE TRAFFIC FLOW ON YUEN LONG ON NING ROAD.

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