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MONDAY, JULY 25, 1994

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR

DB ELECTIONS TO START NEXT MONDAY

NOMINATION OF CANDIDATES FOR THE SEPTEMBER DISTRICT BOARD ELECTIONS WILL START NEXT MONDAY (AUGUST 1) AND LAST UNTIL AUGUST 15.

NOMINATION FORMS ARE AVAILABLE FOR COLLECTION FROM TODAY (MONDAY) AT THE REGISTRATION AND ELECTORAL OFFICE, 10TH FLOOR, HARBOUR CENTRE, WAN CHAI AND ALL DISTRICT OFFICES.

AND

OTHER FORMS WHICH CANDIDATES WILL NEED ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION, FOR EXAMPLE, NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF CANDIDATURE, NOTICES OF APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION AGENT, ELECTION EXPENSE AGENT AUTHORISATION ΤΟ INCUR ELECTION EXPENSES, DECLARATION OF ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS, CONSENT

SUPPORT, STANDARD FORM OF RECEIPT FOR DONATIONS, ADVANCE RETURN OF DONATIONS, AND RETURN AND DECLARATION OF ELECTION EXPENSES AND DONATIONS.

THERE WILL BE A TOTAL OF 346 DISTRICT BOARD CONSTITUENCIES OPEN FOR CONTEST. THE CONSTITUENCIES WILL GENERALLY BE SMALLER THAN BEFORE, EACH WITH AN AVERAGE OF 7,000 ELECTORS.

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PROPOSALS TO AMEND LABOUR LAWS DISCUSSED

A NUMBER OF PROPOSALS TO AMEND EXISTING LABOUR LEGISLATION WERE DISCUSSED AT A LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD (LAB) MEETING HELD AT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

FOR

OF

DURING THE MEETING CHAIRED BY THE ACTING COMMISSIONER LABOUR, MR YIU YAN-NANG, BOARD MEMBERS AGREED TO REVISE THE LEVELS MAXIMUM FINES FOR OFFENCES UNDER THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE (ECO) WHICH WOULD BE CATEGORISED AS "MINOR" "SERIOUS" AND "VERY SERIOUS".

FROM

IT WAS PROPOSED THAT THE EXISTING MAXIMUM FINES, $5,000 TO $20,000, SHOULD BE RAISED TO BETWEEN $10,000 AND $100,000.

ALSO

TO

EMPLOYEES' ON

COMPENSATION, LAB MEMBERS

RANGING

A OF

ON AGREED

PROPOSAL

ADOPT A SINGLE CERTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION, AS A RESULT, THE PAYMENT OF EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION WILL BE SPED UP.

ON EMPLOYMENT

PROPOSAL TO MATTERS, BOARD MEMBERS ACCEPTED A

OF STANDARDISE THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR ALL MINOR OFFENCES UNDER PART XII THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE (EO) AND THE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY REGULATIONS AT $10,000.

ALSO THEY

AGREED TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR SERIOUS OFFENCES FROM $20,000 TO $50,000.

ENDORSED

BY THE

A PROPOSAL TO REVISE THE LICENCE FEE OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES UNDER THE

AGENCY REGULATIONS WAS ALSO EMPLOYMENT MEMBERS.

/THEY AGREED