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Two nominations received for DB by-election

A total of two nominations were received for the Tuen Mun District Board by- election in respect of Siu Hei constituency to be held on March 24, after the two-week nomination period closes today (Friday).

Details of the nominations are as follows:

Name/Age

Occupation

Tel No

Mr Yim Tin-sang (43)

Regional Councillor

2459 6108 (day) 2452 3605 (night)

Ms Wong Yin-ping (34) Administrator

2476 5555

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Contractors summonsed for alleged breach of employment law

The Labour Department has recently issued a total of 21 summonses to five building contractors for suspected non-grant of statutory holidays to a number of imported workers from China in August and September last year.

Five of the summonses under Section 39 of the Employment Ordinance were served on Shui On Civil Contractors Limited on February 9 for not granting to five imported workers a statutory holiday on September 9 which was the Chinese Mid- Autumn Festival.

The case will be heard in the Western Magistracy on March 8. The defendant is the contractor of the Airport Railway's Siu Ho Wan Depot Phase I on Lantau Island under the new airport and related project.

In another case, 16 summonses were served on four sub-contractors of the Airport Railway's Tsing Yi Station project on February 16 for not granting 16 imported workers a statutory holiday on August 28.