Article 3
Employers and workers
the Labour Advisory Members of the Board are
on
are represented each side'.
on
Board by six
six representatives appointed by the Governor biennially.
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The employers' representatives are freely nominated by the five major · employers' associations, the workers' representatives are elected by secret ballot at biennial elections in which all workers' trade unions are invited to
The
and workers' participate.
remaining employers' and representatives are appointed ad personam.
Since one of the employers' and workers' representatives are direct appointees of the Governor, this part of the article is applied with modification.
Employers' and workers' are each represented on the Committee on the Implementation of International Labour Standards by three representatives, and they are freely nominated from among the respective workers' and employers' representatives on the Labour Advisory Board by members of their own group.
Article 4
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Administrative support to the Labour Advisory Board and the committee is provided by the Labour Department. A Senior Labour Officer and a Labour Officer are ex-officio secretaries to the Board and the committee respectively.
од the Background information papers and briefing sessions procedures of the Labour Advisory Board, the structure and working of the and ILO, and a complete list of International Labour Conventions Recommendations together with information on their application to Hong Kong, are provided by the Labour Department to all members of the Labour
•Advisory Board on first appointment. Copies of the periodic reports to the application of conventions are also made available to all members of the Labour Advisory Board.
the
assistance,
to
Since the consultative procedures are relatively simple and
is always provided including interpretation services, members by
Labour Department whenever required, there is little need for formal training for members taking part in the consultative process.
Article 5
During the period under review, the Labour Advisory Board was consulted on number of proposals or proposed legislation concerning labour. Some of the major items were:
(a)
a proposal to set up a compensation scheme for workers suffering from cccupational noise-induced hearing loss;
(b)
a proposal to relax restrictions employment agencies;
on charges to employers by
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