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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1992

UNREPORTED OVERTIME WORK FOR WOMEN BANNED

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LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) REMINDED FACTORY OWNERS NOT TO ENGAGE WOMEN IN WORK OUTSIDE THEIR NORMAL PERMITTED PERIOD OF EMPLOYMENT.

THE ADVICE WAS GIVEN FOLLOWING A CASE

IN WHICH THE EAGLE APPAREL LIMITED IN CHEUNG SHA WAN WAS FINED $8,000 BY A NORTH KOWLOON MAGISTRATE FOR ENGAGING 34 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," 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 DAY FOR WOMEN WORKERS, HE SAID,

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EMPLOYERS SHOULD STRICTLY ADHERE TO THE PERMISSIBLE HOURS OF WORK SET OUT IN THE PRESCRIBED NOTICE, HE ADDED.

ALSO, YOUNG PERSONS SHOULD NOT BE EMPLOYED TO WORK OVERTIME IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS.

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STUDENTS INVITED TO JOIN INT'L ART EXHIBITION

YOUNG ARTISTS AGED BELOW 18 ARE INVITED TO JOIN THE NINTH INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN FINLAND NEXT YEAR.

WORKS CAN BE A DRAWING, PAINTING, PRINT, COLLAGE OR ANY OTHER TWO-DIMENSIONAL WORK BUT SHOULD NOT BE FRAMED.

WINNING PIECES WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE ART CENTRE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES IN HYVINKAA, FINLAND, IN MAY NEXT YEAR.

THE THEME SHOULD BE BASED ON "MY HOME AREA AND ENVIRONMENT PEOPLE AT WORK, MY FAMILY, MY WORLD" AND SO ON.

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THROUGH

THE SUBJECTS CAN BE TREATED FREELY AND WIDELY DESCRIBING NATURE, LANDSCAPE, LIFE, WORK AND FESTIVALS BEARING IN MIND ONE'S OWN CULTURAL TRADITION.

THE ART EXHIBITION IS OPEN TO HONG KONG STUDENTS AGED 18 AND BELOW (FULL AGE AS AT JANUARY 5 1993)

/THE EXHIBITION