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STATUTORY HOLIDAY REMINDER

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 1. 1989

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) THE DAY FOLLOWING CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL. WHICH FALLS ON OCTOBER

REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.

9. IS

THOSE

NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES EARNING AND MUST BE PAID FOR THREE MONTHS

ALL MANUAL EMPLOYEES AND NOT MORE THAN $11,500 ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

A NORMAL WORKING DAY ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS, COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S EARNINGS

AND SHOULD

ON INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS SUCH AS MEALS AND

WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE

BE COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

WAGE PERIOD. WHICH

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS THAT DAY.

ENQUIRIES CONCERNING STATUTORY HOLIDAYS BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

HOLIDAY, HE

BEFORE OR AFTER

MAY BE MADE AT ANY

NO AGREEMENT YET ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURNING VBP

COMMENTING ON AN ARTICLE WHICH APPEARED IN THE SUNDAY STANDARD, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY), "NO ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RETURN OF

VIETNAMESE

ON

FORMAL AGREEMENT OTHER THAN VOLUNTEERS, HAS YET BEEN CONCLUDED BY

BOAT PEOPLE TO VIETNAM, BRITAIN AND VIETNAM. NO DATE CAN THEREFORE BE SET FOR THE COMMENCEMENT THE GOVERNMENTS OF OF AN ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME ANNOUNCEMENT PLANNED FOR THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING IN GENEVA,

FOR THESE PEOPLE. NOR IS ANY

"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT

SOLUTION WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE

REMAINS COMMITTED TO FINDING A OUR EFFORTS WILL THEREFORE CONTINUE TO PERSUADE OTHER GOVERNMENTS THAT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION. PEOPLE WHO ARE SCREENED OUT AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BE RETURNED QUICKLY TO VIETNAM,

Wh

FROM VIETNAM

MUST

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