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THURSDAY, AUGUST 29, 1974.
LABOUR DEPT. HELPS SETTLE CHINA MAIL DISPUTE
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LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONCILIATORS ARRANGED A SERIES OF PRIVATE MEETINGS BETWEEN MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVES WHICH LED TO TODAY'S SETTLEMENT OF THE CHINA MAIL DISPUTE.
THE CONCILIATORS ORGANISED THE FIRST OF FOUR MEETINGS IN A HONG KONG HOTEL, LAST SATURDAY AFTER FORMAL NEGOTIATIONS HAD BROKEN DOUN.
THE DEPARTMENT'S OFFICIAL NEGOTIATOR IN THE DISPUTE, MR. SIN KWOK-HUNG, ATTENDED ALL THE MEETINGS AND WAS A WITNESS TO THE AGREEMENT WHEN IT WAS SIGNED TODAY.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. IAN PRICE, COMMENTED THAT THE PRIVATE MEETINGS HAD PROVED ''EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE''
+THE MEETINGS DEMONSTRATED THE NEED FOR FRANK, INTIMATE AND DIRECT DISCUSSIONS IN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES,+ HE SAID.
+THE OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE WORKED VERY HARD BEHIND THE SCENE IN THIS CASE TO BRING ABOUT AN AMICABLE AGREEMENT.+
SPEED LIMIT IMPOSED ON N.T. ROAD
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MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT A SPEED LIMIT IS TO BE IMPOSED ALONG FAN KAM ROAD IN THE NEW TERRITORIES TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ACCIDENTS.
FROM 10 A.M. ON SATURDAY CAUGUST 31) THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE ROAD, EXCEPT FOR THE SECTION AT TSIU KENG WHERE THERE IS ALREADY A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 MILES PER HOUR, WILL BE A RESTRICTED ROAD WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 40 MILES PER HOUR.
TRAFFIC SIGNS WILL BE POSTED TO GUIDE MOTORISTS.
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