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THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1994

AN EMPLOYEE WHO IS AGED 65 OR ABOVE IS ALSO SERVICE PAYMENT IF HE HAD WORKED FOR THE EMPLOYER YEARS AND WANTED TO RETIRE ON GROUNDS OF OLD AGE,

ENTITLED TO LONG FOR MORE THAN 10

THE

"FOR THE PURPOSE OF CALCULATING LONG SERVICE PAYMENT UNDER ORDINANCE, THE RECKONABLE SERVICE OF AN EMPLOYEE EARNING MONTHLY WAGES OF $4,000 IS UP TO 1977," THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

"THE MAXIMUM LONG SERVICE PAYMENT IS THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF WAGES EMPLOYMENT, EARNED DURING THE 12 MONTHS PRECEDING HIS TERMINATION OF OR $180,000 WHICHEVER IS THE LESS.

SHALL BE SET-OFF FUND SCHEME IN

"UNDER

LONG SERVICE PAYMENT THE ORDINANCE 1 BY PAYMENT UNDER A RETIREMENT SCHEME OR PROVIDENT

HE ADDED. RESPECT OF CONTRIBUTION MADE BY THE EMPLOYER,

ILF

ENTITLED ΤΟ

ON THE QUESTION OF ANNUAL LEAVE, AN EMPLOYEE IS ANNUAL LEAVE WITH PAY AFTER SERVING EVERY PERIOD OF 12 MONTHS UNDER CONTINUOUS CONTRACT WITH THE EMPLOYER.

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"THE LEAVE SHOULD BE GRANTED WITHIN THE FOLLOWING PERIOD OF MONTHS, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

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IN RESPONSE

PERIOD REQUIRED FOR TO ENQUIRIES ON THE NOTICE

THE SPOKESMAN TERMINATION OF

EMPLOYMENT, A CONTINUOUS CONTRACT OF

FOR POINTED OUT THAT UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, IF NO PROVISION

LESS THAN LENGTH OF NOTICE HAD BEEN MADE, THE NOTICE PERIOD WAS NOT

MONTHLY ONE MONTH, IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER THE EMPLOYEF WAS DAILY OR RATED.

NOT

"IF THERE IS AN EXPRESSED AGREEMENT AS TO THE LENGTH OF NOTICE,

CASE NOTICE PERIOD REQUIRED IS THE AGREED PERIOD BUT IN ANY LESS THAN SEVEN DAYS," HE ADDED.

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NO DECISION ON ISSUANCE OF TAXI LICENCES

IN LICENCES

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1994/95.

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IN RESPONSE TO PRESS ENQUIRIES, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID

WOULD ISSUE WAS PURE SPECULATION TO SUGGEST THAT THE GOVERNMENT

TAXI URBAN AND 100 NEW TERRITORIES SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT NO DECISON HAD BEEN MADE ON THE TIMING OF NEW TAXI LICENCES TO BE ISSUED.

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