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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1991

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OF

THE PERIOD THERE WERE 69,600 BIRTHS AND 28,000 DEATHS DURING THE FROM MID-1990 TO MID-1991. NATURAL INCREASE, THAT IS THE SURPLUS BIRTHS OVER DEATHS IN THIS PERIOD, AMOUNTED TO 41,600, ACCOUNTING 83 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION GROWTH.

THE

BALANCE OF TOTAL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES INFLOW OF 8,700 PERSONS DURING THE SAME PERIOD.

FOR

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THE ABOVE ESTIMATES OF THE POPULATION ARE BASED ON THE FINAL COUNT FROM THE 1991 POPULATION CENSUS CONDUCTED IN MARCH THIS YEAR.

THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT HAS ALSO REVISED THE LIGHT POPULATION ESTIMATES FOR THE PERIOD MID-1986 TO END-1990 IN THE OF A NEW BASE POPULATION OBTAINED FROM THE 1991 CENSUS.

THE REVISION HAS INCORPORATED MORE ACCURATE FIGURES FOR THE COMPONENTS OF POPULATION CHANGE THAT WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT THE TIME WHEN THE PREVIOUS ESTIMATES WERE PREPARED.

CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL IS STATUTORY HOLIDAY

THAT

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (THURSDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON OCTOBER 16 (WEDNESDAY), IS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.

ALL EMPLOYEES IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR WAGE LEVELS ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF

HAVE WORKED THEY CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE

EMPLOYERS FOR THREE MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

SAME

KARNINGS ON

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S

WORKING A FULL

DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS

TERMS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY

SUCH AS MEALS AND COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES.

WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 DAYS AND 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

IF AN EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON A STATUTORY HOLIDAY, HE OR AFTER

MUST BE GIVEN AN ALTERNATIVE DAY OFF WITHIN 60 DAYS THAT DAY.

BEFORE

FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT STATUTORY HOLIDAYS MAY BE MADE At ANY BRANCH OFFICE OF THE DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.

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