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THURSDAY, JUNE 6, 1974
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DISPUTES OVER SEVERANCE PAY WILL BE WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL, SHOULD CONCILIATION BY THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT NOT LEAD TO A SETTLEMENT.
COMMENTING ON THE BILL TODAY, THE ACTING COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR, MR. NEIL HENDERSON SAID: +MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AND THE EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION OF HONG KONG HAVE ALREADY BEEN CONSULTED ON THE BILL.
+NOW I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO PUBLIC COMMENT ON IT.
+TO ENABLE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THE GIST OF THE BILL, MY DEPARTMENT IS PREPARING A LEAFLET IN ENGLISH AND IN CHINESE OUTLINING ITS MAIN PROVISIONS. THE LEAFLET WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FREE OF CHARGE AT ALL OFFICES OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND AT ALL CITY DISTRICT OFFICES.
+THE FULL TEXT OF THE BILL, ALSO IN ENGLISH AND IN CHINESE, IS CONTAINED IN LEGAL SUPPLEMENTS OF TOMORROW'S HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE.
+MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WANT TO STUDY THE BILL IN DETAIL CAN BUY A COPY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, STAR FERRY CONCOURSE, HONG KONG.
+WRITTEN COMMENTS ON THE BILL SHOULD BE SENT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, LEE GARDENS, HYSAN AVENUE, HONG KONG.
+WE WILL BE CAREFULLY STUDYING AND CONSIDERING ALL THE COMMENTS WHICH COME IN,+ MR. HENDERSON SAID.
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GOVERNOR LEAVING FOR BRIEF VISIT TO BRITAIN
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLEHOSE, WILL LEAVE HONG KONG ON MONDAY (JUNE 10) NIGHT FOR A BRIEF VISIT TO BRITAIN.
THE PURPOSE OF THE TRIP IS TO ATTEND THE ANNUAL DINNER OF THE HONG KONG ASSOCIATION IN LONDON, FOR WHICH, THE GOVERNOR HAS ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO BE THE GUEST SPEAKER, AND TO HOLD INFORMAL TALKS WITH OFFICIALS AND MINISTERS AT THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE.
DURING HIS ABSENCE, THE COLONIAL SECRETARY, MR. DENYS ROBERTS, WILL ASSUME THE OFFICE OF ACTING GOVERNOR IN ADDITION TO BEING COLONIAL SECRETARY.
THIS IS TO AVOID, FOR SO SHORT A TIME, THE PREVIOUS PRACTICE OF MAKING A NUMBER OF ACTING APPOINTMENTS AT THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT.
AT THAT FOLLOWS THE EXAMPLE SET WHEN MR. ROBERTS WAS ON LEAVE.
MR. CLINTON ACTED AS COLONIAL SECRETARY AS WELL AS HOLDING HIS OWN POST OF DEPUTY COLONIAL SECRETARY.
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