XN000022-1992-03-28 — Page 2

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SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1992

PROMOTION OF LAW AMONG YOUTH URGED

THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS, MR MICHAEL SUEN, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY) THAT LEGAL AWARENESS SHOULD BE PROMOTED AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE.

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE "LAW : IN-TOUCH PIAZZA" EXHIBITION ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS AT KOWLOON PARK, HE EMPHASISED THAT LAW WAS A PRACTICAL SUBJECT CLOSELY RELATED TO PEOPLE'S EVERYDAY LIFE.

"IN SALES AND PURCHASES, IN EMPLOYMENTS AND INVESTMENTS AND EVEN IN BIRTHS AND MARRIAGES, LEGAL KNOWLEDGE WILL FACILITATE US IN UNDERSTANDING OUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.

"FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE, RESPECT FOR LAW AND ORDER IS A BASIC CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY," HE NOTED.

IN VIEW OF THIS, HE SAID, THE COMMITTER ON THE PROMOTION OF CIVIC EDUCATION HAS PROPOSED TO PUT ITS WORK EMPHASIS FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS ON THE PROMOTION OF RULE OF LAW AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC.

ON THE EXHIBITION, HE SAID IT MARKED THE FEDERATION'S DEDICATION IN CULTIVATING YOUTH'S INTEREST IN LAW.

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THE ORGANISER HAD DEVOTED MUCH EFFORT IN THE PAST YEARS TO PROMOTION OF LEGAL KNOWLEDGE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, HE ADDED.

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CHING MING A STATUTORY HOLIDAY FOR ALL EMPLOYEES

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS THAT CHING MING FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON APRIL 4 (SATURDAY), IS ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS FOR ALL EMPLOYEES.

ALL EMPLOYEES, IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR WAGE LEVELS, ARE ENTITLED TO THE HOLIDAY AND MUST BE PAID FOR THE DAY OFF IF THEY HAVE WORKED CONTINUOUSLY FOR THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR THREE MONTHS OR LONGER IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYEE'S

EARNINGS ON

A FULL WORKING DAY AND SHOULD INCLUDE BASIC WAGES AS WELL AS ALLOWANCES THAT CAN BE EXPRESSED IN MONEY TERMS 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.

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