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MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1989

PRIZE PRESENTATION FOR YOUTHS

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THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ON YOUTH (CCY) WILL PRESENT AND AWARDS TO OUTSTANDING SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WORKERS

SCHOLARSHIPS AND WINNERS

OF THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS SCHEME AT A CEREMONY TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

EIGHTEEN YOUTH LEADERS WHO HAD RENDERED OUTSTANDING SERVICES DURING THE 1988 SUMMER YOUTH PROGRAMME WILL BE AWARDED OUTWARD BOUND SCHOLARSHIPS WHILE TWO YOUTH GROUPS WILL RECEIVE THE COMMONWEALTH YOUTH SERVICE AWARDS.

CHAIRMAN OF THE CCY, MRS ROSANNA TAM, AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINSTRATION, MR BOWEN LEUNG, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE CEREMONY.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY TO BE HELD IN THE CENTENARY ROOM, GROUND FLOOR, HONG KONG HOTEL, TSIM SHA TSUI, TOMORROW (TUESDAY), STARTING AT 3.15 PM.

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LABOUR DEPT TASK FORCE MAKES GOOD PROGRESS

THE SPECIAL ENFORCEMENT TEAM SET UP BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN JULY LAST YEAR HAS MADE VERY GOOD PROGRESS IN MONITORING THE COMPLIANCE BY EMPLOYERS OF THE VARIOUS PROVISIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.

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THE TEAM, MADE UP OF SEVEN LABOUR INSPECTORS HAS CONCENTRATED MAINLY ON WHETHER EMPLOYEES WERE GIVEN THEIR STATUTORY BENEFITS THE ORDINANCE.

SO FAR, THEY HAVE VISITED 1,500 INDUSTRIAL AND NON-INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS, INCLUDING 1,000 BOUTIQUES AND 400 EATING ESTABLISHMENTS.

DURING THE VISITS. SOME 40 EMPLOYERS WERE BREACHED THE LAW.

FOUND TO HAVE

TO GRANT THEIR LEAVE, NON-PAYMENT OR

THE MAJORITY OF BREACHES CONCERNED FAILURE EMPLOYEES STATUTORY HOLIDAYS, MATERNITY UNDER-PAYMENT OF HOLIDAY PAY, AND SICKNESS ALLOWANCE.

THE TEAM