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SATURDAY, AUGUST 18, 1990

"EMPLOYERS SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE

REQUIREMENT

PARTICULARLY WHEN OFFERING EMPLOYMENT TO STUDENTS SEEKING SUMMER JOBS, THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS), MR CHAN KWOK-KUEN, SAID.

THE ONE-DAY OPERATION WAS PART OF THE DEPARTMENT'S EFFORTS TO -PREVENT ILLEGAL CHILD EMPLOYMENT WHICH MAY INTERFERE WITH A CHILD'S

SCHOOLING AND WHICH MAY POSE POSSIBLE SAFETY AND HEALTH PROBLEMS,

"MORE THAN 110 LABOUR INSPECTORS TOOK PART IN THE OPERATION WHICH COVERED 3,880 INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS AND 518 NON-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN VARIOUS PARTS OF THE TERRITORY, MR CHAN NOTED.

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"ANY EMPLOYER WHO BREACHES THE PROVISIONS ON CHILD EMPLOYMENT IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $20,000," HE ADDED.

VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE NEW TERRITORIES

THREE DISTRICTS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES WILL LAUNCH THEIR VOTER REGISTRATION DRIVE TOMORROW (SUNDAY).

A DISC JOCKEY SHOW WILL BEGIN AT 9 AM AT CINEMA SQUARE, TAI PO, TO START OFF THE DISTRICT'S VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE. THIS WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BUS PARADE AND VISITS TO 17 CHINESE RESTAURANTS BY 70 VOLUNTEERS TO ASSIST RESIDENTS TO REGISTER.

IN TSUEN WAN, A CEREMONY WILL BE HELD AT 10 AM ON THE PODIUM OUTSIDE TSUEN WAN MTR STATION, NEAR THE LUK YUENG SHOPPING ARCADE, WITH THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT OFFICER, MR RAYMOND YOUNG, OFFICIATING.

VOTER

MEANWHILE, THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICER, MR KIM SALKELD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE DISTRICT'S REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN AT 10.30 AM AT THE PAK TAI PLAYGROUND ON CHAU. IT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A VARIETY SHOW AND AN EXHIBITION.

CHEUNG

NOTE TO EDITORS:

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER THE VOTER REGISTRATION EXERCISE IN TAI PO, TSUEN WAN AND CHEUNG CHAU TOMORROW

(SUNDAY).

TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED FOR MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE CHEUNG CHAU EVENT. A PRESS LAUNCH "CLEMENTI" WILL LEAVE THE MARINE DEPARTMENT PIER, CENTRAL, AT

AM. INFORMATION OFFICER, RAYMOND TAM, WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST.

MR

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