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FRIDAY, JULY 14, 1989

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TWO OTHER CHINESE MUSICIANS

VIRTUOSO A DIZI

OF THE PEKING CENTRAL FOLK ORCHESTRA, MR WANG TIECHUI, AND AN ERHU PERFORMER, MR CHEN YAOXING

HAVE TOGETHER WITH FOUR OTHER OVERSEAS MUSICIANS

ALSO BEEN INVITED BY THE MUSIC OFFICE TO BE THE CAMP'S GUEST CONDUCTORS AND INSTRUCTORS.

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MR

THE FOUR OVERSEAS MUSICIANS ARE MR JOHN CURRO AND MR RUSSELL HAMMOND FROM AUSTRALIA, MR DETLEF HAHN FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM AND TIMOTHY LANDAUER FROM THE UNITED STATES.

DURING THE CAMP PERIOD, THEY WILL CONDUCT WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS.

MASTERCLASSES,

INSOLVENCY FUND EXTENDED TO COVER SEVERANCE PAYMENTS

THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON 1989, WHICH EXTENDS THE SCOPE

INSOLVENCY (AMENDMENT} ORDINANCE OF THE PROTECTION OF WAGES ON INSOLVENCY FUND TO COVER SEVERANCE PAYMENTS, COMES INTO EFFECT TODAY (FRIDAY).

A NOTICE TO THIS EFFECT WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION..

A LABOUR DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT BEFORE THE UP то EXTENSION, THE FUND COVERED ONLY FOUR MONTHS' ARREARS OF WAGES $8,000 AND SEVEN DAYS' WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE UP TO $2,000,

UNDER THE

"WITH THE ENACTMENT OF THE LAW, EMPLOYEES OF INSOLVENT EMPLOYERS CAN ALSO APPLY TO THE FUND FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, SUBJECT TO A MAXIMUM OF $4,000, HE SAID.

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"APPLICATIONS FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENTS MUST BE MADE WITHIN FOUR

MONTHS AFTER TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT.

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EMPLOYERS

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO REMINDED

THAT WAGES SHOULD BE WITHIN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE LAST DAY OF THE WAGE

PAID PERIOD.

THAT THEY FURTHERMORE, IF EMPLOYERS DO NOT REASONABLY BELIEVE

MUST NOT ENTER COULD PAY WAGES, THEY

INTO, RENEW OR CONTINUE A CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT BUT SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE ALL NECESSARY STEPS TO TERMINATE AN EXISTING CONTRACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS TERMS.

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"ANY EMPLOYER WHO WILFULLY CONTRAVENES THESE REQUIREMENTS

AN OFFENCE THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE COMMITS

AND IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000, THE SPOKESMAN STRESSED.

"EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OWED WAGES BY THEIR EMPLOYERS SHOULD ALSO APPROACH THE LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE LABOUR ADVICE WITHOUT DELAY."

DEPARTMENT

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