Booking the Company Junk

A Modern Junk
A Modern Junk
The instructions for booking the company junk in the memo below are not only confusing and disorganised, they are a waste of time and therefore money for the company. Move your mouse over the underlined words in the instructions to see the problems.

Combining the booking procedures and the booking form into an interactive web page would save staff time, reduce administration costs and reduce the chances of confusion. This is because the form limits the staff's options and checks for mistakes. It refuses to register the booking unless it is filled in correctly. Click here to see this form.

Here are the original instructions. Click on the links to see a description of the problems:

Booking of the company junk

Staff at the company’s grade 8 and above are entitled to use the company junk, bookings of which can be made through the Personnel Manager’s office.

The following rules and regulations should be observed:

  1. Each booking should be made by completing a copy of the booking form together with cheque payment of HK$1,200 made payable to Multicorp Enterprises.
  2. When, on the day of the use of the junk, the Observatory issues a tropical cyclone signal (no. 3 and above), or a thunderstorm or flood or landslide or rainstorm warning, the use of the junk is automatically cancelled. The user will be refunded in full.
  3. A minimum of three working days’ notice is required for cancellation, failing which no refund will be made.
  4. Should the junk be taken out of the water for maintenance for any unforeseen circumstances, a full refund will be made to the booking party concerned.
  5. Day-time cruises should not exceed a total of eight hours, between the hours of 0900 hours and 1800 hours, while evening cruises should not exceed a total of five hours, between the hours of 1700 hours and 2300 hours (2300 hours on disembarking and at Aberdeen Public Pier only).
  6. The regular weekday off for the boatmen is Tuesday. With the exception of the Lunar New Year and Winter Solstice, the boatmen will be on duty during statutory and other public holidays.
  7. For safety reasons, a maximum of 18 people (adults and children alike and inclusive of the two boatmen) are allowed. The boatmen reserve the right to not proceed with a journey if the total number of people on board exceeds 18.

 

Booking the Company Junk

Here is the online booking form. Some of the details have been changed to make the instructions clearer and easier to understand. You can fill in the form and click the submit button to see the result. Of course, you are not really booking a junk!

Booking the Company Junk

What is your Grade in the company?  

Sorry, the company junk is for staff of Grade 8 and above only.

Staff of grades 1 to 7 can hire a junk privately. We recommend the following company:
Pacific Junk Limited: Phone: 98765432

Choose a date for your junk trip (the junk is not available on Tuesdays, Chinese New Year or Winter Solstice):

 

Choose a time for your trip:

 

Choose places to get on, go to, and off the junk:

To get on:  

Go to :  e.g. Lamma Island, Sai Kung, Lei Yue Mun

To get off:

Payment:

Cost: HK$1,200

Payment Methods:

  1. deduction from salary: Click here > 
  2. by credit card (secure payment over the Internet): fill in your credit card number here:
  3. by cheque made payable to Multicorp Enterprises. Click here >
Contact details:
        Your Family Name:
Your Other Names:
Your Staff Number:
Your E-mail:
Your Mobile Phone:
Your Office Phone: ..................................................

  Regulations and Conditions

  1. Safety
    A maximum of 16 passengers are allowed on the junk.
    Children under 12 must wear a life-jacket at all times.
  2. Cancellation by You
    You can cancel up to 3 days before the trip and your money will be refunded.
    For cancellation 3 days or less before the trip, your money will not be refunded.
  3. Cancellation due to bad weather
    Weather:
    All junk trips will be cancelled if there is a:
    • typhoon signal number 3 or above
    • thunderstorm or
    • flood or
    • landslide or
    • rainstorm warning
      6 hours before the trip is due to start. You will be refunded in full.

  4. Maintenance
    If the junk is unavailable due to maintenance you will be refunded in full.

 

Last updated on: Monday, March 26, 2012