Note to Editors:
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Wednesday, August 23, 1972
IMMIGRATION OFFICERS PASSING OUT PARADE
A Legislative Councillor, Mr. T.K. Ann, will inspect the passing-out parade of a squad of 18 Assistant Immigration Officers on Friday, (August 25).
Mr. Ann will address the two female and 16
male Officers at the parade, which will be held at
9.30 a.m. at the Royal Hong Kong Regiment parade ground. Sports Road, Happy Valley.
You are cordially invited to have the passing-
out parade covered,
WAGE DISPUTE SETTLED
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More than 100 casual labourers of the Vegetable Wholesale Market at
Cheung Sha Wan are to receive a daily wage increase of $2.00 back dated to
June, 1 this year. The agreement brings final settlement to a recent dispute
over wage increases for these workers.
In addition, an ex-gratia payment of $120 was given to 84 of the Labourers who had worked for 75 days or more during the period from March 1 to
May 31, 1972.
Officers of the Labour Relations Service visited the parties at the market when the dispute occurred. A joint meeting was held in the Labour Department followed by subsequent "mediation resulting in the agreement.