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SUNDAY, JUNE 9, 1991

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KWAI TSING RESIDENTS INVITED TO JOIN DB WORKING GROUPS

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KWAI TSING RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE VARIOUS WORKING GROUPS UNDER THE DISTRICT BOARD AND PARTICIPATE IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR COMMUNITY.

A DISTRICT OFFICE SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (SUNDAY) THAT THE WORKING GROUPS WOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE FIVE DB COMMITTEES.

THEY ARE THE COMMUNITY, INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: THE CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORTS COMMITTEE; THE ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING COMMITTEE; THE HOUSING AFFAIRS COMMITTEE: AND THE TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEE.

DESCRIBING THE MOVE AS A "FIRST" THE SPOKESMAN SAID THERE WERK NO SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS FOR APPLICANTS BUT PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE DISTRICT WOULD BE GIVEN PRIORITY.

"THE CHAIRMEN OF THE WORKING GROUPS WILL DECIDE WHETHER ΤΟ ACCEPT AN APPLICATION OR NOT,' HE SAID.

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FOR FURTHER DETAILS, INTERESTED PARTIES MAY CONTACT THE KWAI TSING DB SECRETARIAT ON TEL. 423 4002.

STATUTORY HOLIDAYS REMINDER

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT TUEN NG FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON JUNË 16 (SUNDAY), IS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

"IF THAT DAY IS ALREADY A REST DAY FOR AN EMPLOYER, HE SHOULD BE GRANTED A HOLIDAY THE FOLLOWING DAY, THAT IS JUNE 17 (MONDAY), A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

"UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, EMPLOYEES IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR EARNINGS ARE ENTITLED TO BE PAID FOR THE HOLIDAY IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THREE MONTHS PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY," THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

HOWEVER, JUNE 17 SHOULD

BE A FLOATING HOLIDAY, BEING THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, UNLESS AN ALTERNATIVE HOLIDAY HAS BEEN FIXED BY THE EMPLOYER.

*IF JUNE 17 IS GRANTED AS A FLOATING SHOULD BE GIVEN ANOTHER DAY OFF ON JUNE 18 FESTIVAL," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

HOLIDAY, THE EMPLOYER (TUESDAY) FOR TUEN

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID IT WAS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE FOR AN EMPLOYER NOT TO GRANT AN EMPLOYEE STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.

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