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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1994
THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM FINES FOR MINOR OFFENCES ARE $10,000, $50,000 FOR SERIOUS AND $100,000 FOR VERY SERIOUS OFFENCES.
A NEW PENALTY PROVISION IS ALSO PROPOSED TO MAKE IT A "VERY SERIOUS" OFFENCE FOR AN EMPLOYER TO DISMISS AN EMPLOYEE WHILE HE IS ON PAID SICK LEAVE AND THE MAXIMUM FINE IS SUGGESTED TO BE SET AT $100,000.
DIFFERENT VIEWS WERE EXPRESSED ON THE PROPOSAL.
DURING THE MEETING, LAB MEMBERS ALSO NOTED A PROGRESS REPORT ON THE LATEST MODIFICATIONS TO THE PROPOSAL TO SET UP A COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR OCCUPATIONAL DEAFNESS.
REPRESENTATIVES OF BOTH THE EMPLOYERS AND THE EMPLOYEES REACHED CONSENSUS THAT THE PROPOSAL SHOULD BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD PROVIDE A START-UP FUND FOR THE SCHEME.
NOISE LEVEL AT HK STADIUM
THE NOISE MEASUREMENTS RECORDED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) AT YESTERDAY'S CONCERT AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM HAVE BEEN FAXED.
SINCE THE NOISE LEVELS HAVE EXCEEDED THOSE STIPULATED IN THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE, EPD WILL LAY INFORMATION BEFORE THE COURT WITH A VIEW TO ISSUING WEMBLEY INTERNATIONAL WITH A SUMMONS.
RESIDENTS URGED TO SIGN UP AS VOTERS
THE SUCCESS OF REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT LARGELY DEPENDS ON MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC EXERCISING THEIR CIVIC RESPONSIBILITY TO REGISTER AS VOTERS, THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICER, MS LINDA SAID TONIGHT (MONDAY).
LAI,
SPEAKING TO A GATHERING OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, MS LAI ALSO URGED YOUNGSTERS WHO HAD REACHED THE AGE OF 18 TO SIGN UP AS ELECTORS.
THOSE WHO HAVE CHANGED THEIR ADDRESSES REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, SHE SAID.
SHOULD INFORM THE
THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT OFFICE LAUNCHED A DISTRICT-WIDE VOTER REGISTRATION CAMPAIGN THIS MONTH,
BETWEEN APRIL AND JUNE, DISTRICT OFFICE STAFF WILL CONDUCT HOUSEHOLD VISITS TO HELP AND ENCOURAGE RESIDENTS BECOME ELECTORS.
TWO VARIETY SHOWS WILL BE STAGED IN MAY AND JUNE то PROMOTE THE MESSAGE.
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