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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1991

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NO MAIL DELIVERY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG,

ANNOUNCED TODAY

(SUNDAY) THAT THERE WOULD BE NO MAIL DELIVERY ON NEW YEAR'S DAY (JANUARY 1).

ALL POST OFFICES WOULD BE CLOSED ON THAT DAY, HE SAID.

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EMPLOYER FINED FOR UNDERPAYING IMPORTED WORKERS

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS TO FULL WAGES TO IMPORTED WORKERS ON THE DUE DATE.

PAY

THE HANG LEE GARMENT FACTORY IN KWUN TONG WAS FINED A TOTAL OF $4,000 EARLIER THIS MONTH FOR FAILING TO PAY FOUR IMPORTED SEWING WORKERS THE BALANCE OF WAGES TOTALLING $7,429.70 WITHIN THE PRESCRIBED PERIOD.

ACCORDING TO THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, AN EMPLOYER IS REQUIRED TO PAY HIS WORKERS THEIR FULL WAGES NOT LATER THAN SEVEN DAYS AFTER THE WAGES HAVE BECOME DUE.

ANY EMPLOYER WHO UNDERPAYS HIS WORKERS MAY BE FINED UP ΤΟ

$20,000.

IN ANOTHER COURT CASE, THE LORD GRACE SERVICE SOCIETY LTD TRADING AS LORD GRACE SHUNG TAK HOME FOR THE AGED WAS FINED $1,500 BY A EASTERN MAGISTRATE FOR PAYING MONEY TO TWO IMPORTED WORKERS INSTEAD OF GRANTING A STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

THE OFFENCE UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE CARRIES A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000.

NEW MINIBUS ROUTE IN TSUEN WAN

GREEN MINIBUS LUNG TAU AND

THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES THAT A NEW ROUTE 302 OPERATING BETWEEN HONG KONG GARDENS IN TSING LAI KING NORTH WILL BE INTRODUCED FROM TUESDAY (DECEMBER 24).

ITS OPERATING HOURS WILL BE FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM DAILY. WILL BE $5.50 PER SINGLE JOURNEY.

THE FARE

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