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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1974.
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HE SAID, +SUCH A QUALIFYING PERIOD MAY ALSO HAVE SOME BENEFICIAL EFFECT IN ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN IN THEIR JOBS, SO REDUCING HIGH LABOUR TURNOVER — BUT, HOPEFULLY, WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE ECONOMICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS HOBILITY OF LABOUR WHICH HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN A STRONG FEATURE OF HONG KONG'S ECONOMY.+
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HE SAID IT HAD BEEN. DECIDED THAT, IN CALCULATING SEVERANCE PAY, ONLY THE FIVE YEARS' SERVICE PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE LEGISLATION WOULD BE COUNTED SO AS NOT TO PLACE TOO HEAVY AN INITIAL LIABILITY ON EMPLOYERS.
MR. WILLIAMS SAID THAT THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL WOULD HAVE THE JURISDICTION TO INQUIRE INTO, HEAR AND DETERMINE CLAIMS FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT.,
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IN CASE OF BANKRUPTCY, WINDING-UP AND LIQUIDATION, SEVERANCE PAYMENTS WOULD HAVE THE SAME PRIORITY AS WAGES, SALARY AND CROWN DEBTS WHEN IT CAME TO CLAIMS ON THE FIRM'S ASSETS.
THE DEBATE WAS ADJOURNED.
HOUSING OFFICIALS CONFIRM MEETING WITH SHOP TENANTS
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THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL MEET THE GROUP OF 23 GROUP B SHOP TENANTS AS SCHEDULED TOMORROW CTHURSDAY).
IN A LETTER TO THE 23 SHOP TENANTS TODAY, THE AUTHORITY CONFIRMED THAT THE MEETING WILL BE HELD AT 9 A.M. IN THE URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBER.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY EMPHASISED, HOWEVER, THAT SHOP TENANTS MUST OBSERVE THE CONDITION THAT THERE WILL BE NO MASS GATHERING OF THEIR COLLEAGUES IN THE CENTRAL DISTRICT WHEN THE MEETING IS IN PROGRESS.
+THIS IS THE LAST REGULAR MEETING OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY BEFORE THE SUMMER RECESS AND THE MEETING WITH SHOP TENANTS IS BUT ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA,+ THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WILL BE MEETING THE GROUP OF 23 SHOP TENANTS IN PRIVATE. HOWEVER, IT IS HOPED THAT A PRESS STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED AFTER THE MEETING.
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