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SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1993

FOR THE 1991/92 SCHOOL YEAR, THE FUND HAD PAID OUT ABOUT $300,000 FOR 562 AWARDS TO OUTSTANDING STUDENTS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS IN 80 SCHOOLS, COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC,

ADDITIONAL AWARDS SUCH AS THE SUPREMETECH ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIPS, HAD ALSO BEEN APPROVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION TO 27 CANDIDATES IN THE HONG KONG CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION EXAMINATION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCE IN ART AND MUSIC IN 1991 AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND TECHNICAL SUBJECTS IN 1992.

DONORS WHO WISH TO INSTITUTE A NEW SCHOLARSHIP WITH THEIR OWN NAME AND A SEPARATE ACCOUNT UNDER THE FUND MAY DO SO BY APPLYING REGISTRATION OF THE NEW SCHOLARSHIP

FOR UNDER PART III OF THE REGISTER.

FUND'S

FOR

THE MINIMUM LEVEL OF DONATION HAS BEEN REVISED TO $297,000 THE 1992/93 SCHOOL YEAR FOR AN AWARD, CURRENTLY $1,700 PER ANNUM BUT WHICH WILL BE REVISED PERIODICALLY IN LINE WITH INFLATION.

MORE INFORMATION MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMMITTEE SECRETARY.

"DONATIONS OF LESS THAN $297,000 ARE ALSO WELCOME ACCEPTED BY THE COMMITTEE, WILL BE PLACED IN PART II OF THE WHERE THEY WOULD BE USED TO INCREASE THE VALUE OR NUMBER EXISTING AWARDS,' MR CHAU SAID.

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IF

AND, REGISTER OF THE

DONATIONS MAY BE SENT ΤΟ THE SECRETARY OF THE EDUCATION SCHOLARSHIPS FUND COMMITTEE, C/O STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY, NATIONAL MUTUAL CENTRE, 151 GLOUCESTER ROAD, NINTH FLOOR, WAN CHAI (TEL NO. 802 1693).

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STATUTORY HOLIDAY REMINDER

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY (SUNDAY) REMINDS

EMPLOYERS THAT

JUNE 14, THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY, IS A FLOATING HOLIDAY UNLESS ANOTHER HOLIDAY HAS BEEN FIXED FOR HIS EMPLOYEES.

THE TUEN NG FESTIVAL, WHICH FALLS ON JUNE 24 ALSO ONE OF THE 11 STATUTORY HOLIDAYS.

(THURSDAY), IS

UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, 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 BEFORE THE STATUTORY HOLIDAY.

HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD BE EQUIVALENT TO AN EMPLOYER'S EARNING 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.

BE

WHERE THE EARNINGS VARY FROM DAY TO DAY, HOLIDAY PAY SHOULD THE AVERAGE DAILY EARNINGS DURING EVERY COMPLETE WAGE PERIOD, WHICH COULD BE BETWEEN 28 AND 31 DAYS, PRECEDING THE HOLIDAY.

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