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Textile
Garment,
Transport) are similarly
employers' constituencies.
We note that the Chinese side too have
recognized the need to redress the current
imbalance by giving
employees.
extra seats
to the
We fully share this recognition;
hence our proposals.
The
9 proposed FCS, together with the 21
ones, will between them provide a more
existing
balanced
representation
of employers',
interests.
employees', and the professionals'
There will be 11 seats representing employers'
interests,
professionals'
wholly or
8
seats representing the
interests, and 7 seats either
partially representing
representing employees'
interests (see Annex B for detailed breakdown).
Clearly, the overall balance is not biased
against the employers.
Q5
[As
the
a possible follow-up to Q4:] You are exaggerating
imbalance
professionals'
between
employers
and employees. The
FCs are in fact also employees' FCS,
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