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SATURDAY, MAY 22, 1993

AN

"UNDER THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS, EMPLOYER MUST NOT ENGAGE ANY WOMEN TO WORK IN AN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKING ON THEIR REST DAYS, OR CHANGE THEIR REST DAYS WITHOUT NOTIFYING THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TWO DAYS BEFORE THE CHANGE TAKES EFFECT, LABOUR OFFICER (PROSECUTIONS) MISS KATHERINE TSANG SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

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CONSPICUOUS

PERIOD

OF

"THE LAW ALSO REQUIRES AN EMPLOYER TO DISPLAY IN A PLACE IN

THE FACTORY A PRESCRIBED NOTICE SETTING OUT THE EMPLOYMENT, INTERVALS FOR MEAL OR REST, AND REST DAYS FOR WOMEN WORKERS, MISS TSANG ADDED.

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ANY EMPLOYER WHO BREACHES THE PROVISION IS LIABLE TO A MAXIMUM FINE OF $10,000.

SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ON

SPECIFICATION PRICE SURVEY FOR RE-EXPORTS

A SPECIAL REVIEW ARTICLE ON SPECIFICATION PRICE SURVEY IS CONTAINED IN THE MARCH 1993 ISSUE OF THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS PUBLISHED TODAY (SATURDAY) BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.

THE ARTICLE

OUTLINES THE OBJECTIVE. METHODOLOGY AND MAJOR RESULTS OF THE SPECIFICATION PRICE SURVEY FOR RE-EXPORTS CARRIED OUT BY THE DEPARTMENT.

FOR

THE ARTICLE PRESENTS RE-EXPORT SPECIFICATION PRICE INDICES 22 COMMODITY ITEMS SELECTED FROM SIX COMMODITY GROUPS, INCLUDING CAPITAL GOODS AND CONSUMER GOODS.

A SPECIFICATION PRICE INDEX FOR A COMMODITY ITEM IS COMPILED A METHODOLOGY THAT IS BASED ON CONSISTENT COMMODITY SPECIFICATION.

USING

THE

HENCE, THE INDEX WILL REFLECT THE PURE PRICE MOVEMENTS OF ITEM AND NOT BE AFFECTED BY OTHER FACTORS SUCH AS CHANGE IN FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERISTICS.

SPECIFICATION PRICE INDICES ARE COMPILED FOR SELECTED COMMODITY ITEMS TO REPLACE THEIR UNIT VALUE INDICES AS MORE PRECISE AND RELIABLE MEASURES OF PRICE MOVEMENTS IN EXTERNAL TRADE.

A COPY.

THE HONG KONG MONTHLY DIGEST OF STATISTICS IS AVAILABLE AT $48

PURCHASE CAN BE MADE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GENERAL POST OFFICE BUILDING, GROUND FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PLACE, HONG KONG AND AT THE PUBLICATIONS SALES COUNTER OF CENSUS AND DEPARTMENT ON 19TH FLOOR, WANCHAI TOWER, 12 HARBOUR ROAD. HONG KONG,

STATISTICS WAN CHAI,