Thursday, October 18, 1973
LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD ELECTION
Mr. Leung Tat-shing of Urban Services Department Kowloon Workers
General Union and Mr. Lee Shing-chu of Hong Kong Stevedores Union
(Chap Yin) were today elected as workers' representatives to be appointed
by the Governor as members of the Labour Advisory Board for the year 1974.
The election held by secret ballot at the regional office of
the Labour Department at New Rodney Block, Queensway was supervised
by officers of the Labour Department.
The Board is a non-statutory body to advise the Commissioner
of Labour on such matters affecting labour, including legislation and
International Labour Organisation Conventions and Recommendations. It
is composed of four employers' representatives and four workers' representatives,
with the Commissioner of Labour as Chairman.
Two of the workers' representatives are elected by registered
trade unions and two are selected for appointment by the Governor.
MAY ROAD RE-OPENING SHORTLY
The section of May Road, which was closed to vehicular traffic
following a landslide early last month, will be re-opened to one-way westbound
traffic on Saturday (October 20) at 7 a.m.
At the same time, Tregunter Path will also be re-routed back to
one-way westbound traffic from May Road to Old Peak Road.
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