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SEPTEMBER 9, 1974
ELECTRONICS FACTORY SEVERANCE PAY DISPUTE SETTLED
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THE SEVERANCE PAY DISPUTE INVOLVING 357 VORKERS OF THE TRANS WORLD ELECTRONICS FACTORY IN HUNG HOM WAS SETTLED TODAY.
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AN AGREEMENT COVERING THE TERMS OF SETTLEMENT WAS SIGNED THIS AFTERNOON BY REPRESENTATIVES OF THE WORKERS AND THE MANAGEMENT IN THE PRESENCE OF A LABOUR DEPARTMENT CONCILIATOR, HR. SIN CHUNG-YU. THE AGREEMENT FOLLOWED A SERIES OF CONCILIATION MEETINGS HELD SINCE THE DISPUTE BEGAN LAST MONDAY.
SEVERANCE PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE TO WORKERS AT THE FACTORY PREMISES TOMORROW (TUESDAY) AFTERNOON. MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF THE WORKERS HAVE ALREADY COLLECTED ARREARS OF WAGES, WAGES IN LIEU OF NOTICE AND PRO RATA ANNUAL BONUSES.
THE REMAINING THIRD OF THE WORKERS WILL GET THESE PAYMENTS ALONG WITH THEIR SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TOMORROW.
PREFIX MS MAY BE USED ON TRAVEL DOCUMENTS
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THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THE PREFIX MS MAY BE USED TO DESCRIBE A WOMAN ON TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ISSUED BY HIS DEPARTMENT.
EXISTING TRAVEL DOCUMENTS SHOWING THE HOLDER AS MISS OR MRS. MAY BE AMENDED AS MS ON REQUEST. A SERVICE FEE OF $5 WILL BE CHARGED.
THIS FOLLOWS A SIMILAR MEASURE INTRODUCED BY THE HOME OFFICE IN LONDON ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO.
ANY ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE NEW PREFIX SHOULD BE MADE TO THE ENQUIRIES SECTION OF THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT ON 5-456065 EXT. 200/236 OR 5-435118.
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