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Statutory holiday reminder

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The Labour Department today (Sunday) reminded employers that January 1, 1995 (Sunday) is one of the 11 statutory holidays for employees.

Where the rest day of an employee falls on January 1, he should be granted a holiday the next day (January 2).

Under the Employment Ordinance, all employees, irrespective of their wage levels, are entitled to statutory holidays 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 employee's earnings 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.

Where the earnings vary from day to day, holiday pay should be the average daily earnings during every complete wage period, which could be between 28 and 31 days, preceding the holiday.

If an employee is required to work on a statutory holiday, he must be given an alternative day off within 60 days before or after that day.

Enquiries about statutory holidays may be made at the Labour Department's general enquiry telephone service on 717 1771.

End/Sunday, December 25, 1994

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Architectural Services Department wins gold medal

The Architectural Services Department has won an international award for its conservation project of the Kun Ting Study Hall in Ping Hall.

The Architects Regional Council Asia awarded a gold medal to the department at the Sixth Asian Congress of Architects in the Philippines on December 14.