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DR AC5
IMMEDIATE
KBY 080908Z
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CYPHER/CAT A
on HKK
(2
HKK 210/4C AKK 214/3 HKK 280/1
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HKK 210/2
RECEIVED IN REGISTRY NO. 51
- 8 MAY 1978
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DESKBY @86920Z
TO IMMEDIATE F.C.0 TELNO.578 OF 8 MAY 78,
INFO HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE LONDON,
YOUR TELNO.350 : P.Q'S FROM ATKINS,
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MAY ASSIST YOU IN DRAFTING
THE REPLIES:
(A)
THERE IS NO STATUTORY MINIMUM WAGE IN HONG KONG.
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(B) THE SEVEN DAYS PAID ANNUAL LEAVE PROVISIONS CAME INTO
EFFECT ON 1ST JANUARY 1978. A RANDOM SAMPLE SURVEY CARRIED
OUT AT THE END OF FEBRUARY SHOWS THAT MORE THAN HALF OF THE ESTABLISHMENTS SURVEYED HAD ALREADY GRANTED THE LEAVE. SINCE OTHER EMPLOYERS HAVE UNTIL THE END OF THE YEAR TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT, IT IS TOO EARLY TO SAY WHETHER THE PROVISIONS WILL BE FULLY OBSERVED. HOWEVER GIVEN THE PUBLICITY OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS AND THE GENERALLY FAVOURABLE RESPONSE OF BOTH
EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES TO THE NEW PROVISIONS, LITTLE DIFFICULTY IS EXPECTED. REST DAYS (ONE DAY IN EVERY PERIOD OF SEVEN DAYS) ARE BEING GENERALLY OBSERVED AND NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS HAVE
ARISEN,
X (C) AT PRESENT THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION HAS POWER TO COMPEL
ATTENDANCE BY CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 AND 11 INCLUSIVE,
IT IS INTENDED TO EXTEND THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION'S POWER TO
COVER CHILDREN IN THE 11 TO 14 AGE GROUP IN TWO STAGES: FROM
SEPTEMBER 1979 COMPULSORY EDUCATION WILL BE EXTENDED TO CHILDREN
BELOW THE AGE OF 14 AND WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBER 1986 TO CHILDREN BELOW THE AGE OF 15 AND WHO HAVE NOT YET COMPLETED FÓRM
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