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Wednesday, April 4, 1973
WAGE INCREASE FOR JUNK BUILDERS
All monthly-paid workers of the junk building trade will receive
a 20 per dent increase in wages, with effect from April 1. Carpenters
and caulkers will each have a daily wage increase of $10.
The demand for wage increase was put forward to the Shipyard Employer's General Association (Tung Yee) by the "Sai Yee" Junk Builders
Association in early March, 1973.
With the advice given by officers of the Labour Relations Service
of the Labour Department, both parties managed to reach an agreement on March 30.
Representatives of both Associations today signed the agreement in
the presence of a Labour Officer at the office of the Labour Relations
Service (Kowloon West).
The Sai Yee Junk Builders Association represents some 500 workers
in the trade.
TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SWIMMING POOL
The Morrison Hill Swimming Pool will be closed to the public for several hours on Saturday and Sunday (April 7 and 8). When the Hong Kong Chinese funtour Swimming Association will be holding its swinning gale. The events will take place between 1.45 and 5.15 p.m.
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