var messages = {
	// for getTheNumTail()
	numTailFirst: 'st',
	numTailSecond: 'nd',
	numTailThird: 'rd',
	numTailOther: 'th',

	// for checkForm()
	invalidPayrollCycleStartDate: 'Invalid start date of payroll cycle, please re-enter.',
	invalidDateOfEmployment: 'Invalid date of employment, please re-enter.',
	invalidLastDateOfEmployment: 'Invalid last date of employment, please re-enter.',
	dateOfEmploymentTooEarly: 'The calculator is only applicable for employees who commence employment on or after 1 December 2000.',

	// for checkNum()
	invalidNumberPre: 'The relevant income in the ',
	invalidNumberPost: ' row is invalid, please re-enter.',
	negativeNumberPre: 'The relevant income in the ',
	negativeNumberPost: ' row cannot be negative, please re-enter.',
	tooManyDecimalsPre: 'The relevant income in the ',
	tooManyDecimalsPost: ' row is invalid, please round the amount to two decimal points.',

	// for firstcont2
	age65Pre: ' (within the first payroll period ',
	age65Post: ')',
	publicHoliday: '(Public holiday)',
	sunday: '(Sunday)',

	// for getDisplayPryllFeqDesc()
	calendarMonth: 'Calendar month',
	nonCalendarMonthPre: 'Non-calendar month (start from ',
	nonCalendarMonthPost: ')',
	semiMonthly: 'Semi-monthly',
	fortnightlyPre: 'Fortnightly (start date ',
	fortnightlyPost: ')',
	weekly: 'Weekly',

	// for getDisplayWeeklyDesc()
	weeklyMonSun: 'Monday to Sunday',
	weeklyTueMon: 'Tuesday to Monday',
	weeklyWedTue: 'Wednesday to Tuesday',
	weeklyThuWed: 'Thursday to Wednesday',
	weeklyFriThu: 'Friday to Thursday',
	weeklySatFri: 'Saturday to Friday',
	weeklySunSat: 'Sunday to Saturday',

	// for getDisplayAgeDesc()
	below18: 'Below age 18',
	above65: 'Turns age 65',
	ages18to65: 'Ages 18 to 65',

	// for getRelevantIncomeInputTableHTML()
	payrollPeriods: 'Payroll periods',
	relevantIncome: 'Relevant income (HKD)',

	// for getContributionTableHTML()
	firstMandatoryContributions: 'First mandatory contributions',
	lastMandatoryContributions: 'Last mandatory contributions',
	contributionInstructions: 'Simply copy the following information to your Remittance Statement',
	contributionPeriods: 'Contribution periods',
	mandatoryContributions: 'Mandatory contributions (HKD)',
	employer: 'Employer',
	employee: 'Employee'
};