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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1992

FACTORIES ADVISED NOT TO EMPLOY CHILDREN

THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SATURDAY) REMINDED EMPLOYERS TO TAKE ON CHILDREN IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.

NOT

WAN

THE ADVICE WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING A RECENT CASE AT THE TSUEN MAGISTRACY IN WHICH A SEWING CONTRACTOR OF A GARMENT FACTORY WAS FINED $4,000 FOR EMPLOYING A CHILD ILLEGALLY IN AN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING.

THE 14-YEAR-OLD GIRL WAS FOUND OPERATING A SEWING MACHINE ALONG KWAI CHUNG WITH SIX OTHER WORKERS IN THE GOLDEN GARMENT FACTORY IN DURING AN INSPECTION BY LABOUR INSPECTORS.

UNDER

"UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN REGULATIONS, CHILDREN

INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING, THE AGE OF 15 MUST NOT BE EMPLOYED IN ANY SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR INSPECTION), MR CHAN KWOK-KUEN, SAID.

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ONLY ON A "CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 13 AND 14 MAY BE EMPLOYED

CERTAIN PART-TIME BASIS IN AN NON-INDUSTRIAL ESTABLISHMENT SUBJECT TO

BE EMPLOYED IN THE RESTRICTIONS, BUT

IN NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD

** MR CHAN EXPLAINED. KITCHEN OF AN EATING ESTABLISHMENT,

OF "ANY EMPLOYER WHO BREACHES THE PROVISIONS ON THE EMPLOYMENT

OF $20,000, HE CHILDREN IN

IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE INDUSTRY ADDED.

EARLY WELFARE PAYMENT

RECIPIENTS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE WHO HOLD CASH ORDER COUPONS MAY RECEIVE THEIR WELFARE PAYMENT EARLIER IF THEIR PAYDAY FALLS ON THE COMING CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS.

A SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (SATURDAY) SAID PAYMENT SCHEDULED BETWEEN DECEMBER 25 AND 27 WOULD BE ADVANCED TO DECEMBER 22 TO 24 RESPECTIVELY.

ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BERN MADE FOR RECIPIENTS ΤΟ COLLECT THEIR PAYMENTS AT DESIGNATED POST OFFICES AND TREASURY SUB-OFFICES, HE SAID.

FOR THOSE SPECIAL NEEDS ALLOWANCE RECIPIENTS UNDER BANK PAYMENT SYSTEM WHOSE PAYDAY FALLS ON CHRISTMAS DAY, PAYMENT WILL BE ADVANCED ONE DAY EARLIER, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

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