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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1991

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UNREPORTED OVERTIME WORK FOR WOMEN PROHIBITED

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED FACTORY PROPRIETORS THAT THEY SHOULD NOT ENGAGE WOMEN IN UNREPORTED OVERTIME

WORK.

"IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY} REGULATIONS FOR AN EMPLOYER TO CHANGE THE PRESCRIBED WORKING HOURS OF WOMEN IN INDUSTRY OR TO ENGAGE THEM IN OVERTIME WORK, WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT BEFOREHAND," THE SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR INSPECTION), MR CHAN KWOK-KUEN, SAID.

"THE LAW ALSO REQUIRES THE EMPLOYER TO DISPLAY IN A CONSPICUOUS PLACE IN THE FACTORY A PRESCRIBED NOTICE SETTING OUT THE PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT, INTERVALS FOR MEALS OR REST, AND REST WOMEN WORKERS," HE SAID.

"ALSO, YOUNG PERSONS SHOULD NOT BE EMPLOYED TO WORK IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS," HE ADDED.

ADHERE

MR CHAN SAID EMPLOYERS SHOULD STRICTLY PERMISSIBLE HOURS OF WORK SET OUT IN THE PRESCRIBED NOTICE.

DAYS FOR

OVERTIME

TO THE

HE NOTED THAT THE LAI'S KNITWEAR MANUFACTURING LIMITED IN NG FONG STREET HAD RECENTLY BEEN FINED $8,000 FOR ENGAGING 31 WOMEN UNREPORTED OVERTIME WORK.

IN

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES HELP NURTURE GOOD CITIZENS

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ACTIVITIES

HAVE

PROVIDED

AMPLE

LARGE-SCALE SOCIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS, THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, FUNG KWOK-KEUNG, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

MR

"AND THROUGH INVOLVEMENT IN THESE ACTIVITIES, THEY ARE ENCOURAGED TO COMMIT THEMSELVES IN COMMUNITY AFFAIRS AND BECOME CITIZENS," HE SAID.

GOOD

MR FUNG WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRIZE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF THE FOURTH HONG KONG SOCIAL DANCE OPEN COMPETITION AT A KOWLOON HOTEL.

HE URGED RESIDENTS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY BY TAKING PART IN THE VARIOUS COMMUNITY BUILDING ACTIVITIES IN THE DISTRICT.

MR FUNG ALSO PRAISED THE SHAM SHUI PO ORGANISING THE DANCE COMPETITION AS ONE OF THE CURRENT DISTRICT FESTIVAL.

THE

ARTS ASSOCIATION FOR MAJOR ACTIVITIES OF

/"THE CONTEST