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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1974
FEWER WORKING-DAYS LOST THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ACTION
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HONG KONG LOST ONLY 1,447 WORKING-DAYS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ACTION IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF THE YEAR, THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT DISCLOSED TODAY.
THIS COMPARES WITH AN AVERAGE QUARTERLY LOSS OF 9.338 WORK ING-DAYS OVER THE LAST 10 YEARS.
THE CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE, MR. TSUI TIM-FOOK, SAID +THIS COMPARATIVELY SMALL LOSS IN WORKING-DAYS MEANT THAT EMPLOYERS WERE ABLE TO CONCENTRATE ON, ECONOMIC PROBLEMS RATHER THAN LABOUR DISPUTES DURING THE QUARTER. AT THE SAME TIME, EMPLOYEES WERE ABLE TO AVOID FINANCIAL LOSS THROUGH INDUSTRIAL ACTION.+
MR. TSUI SAID THE WORKING-DAYS LOST IN THE THIRD QUARTER AROSE FROM FOUR DISPUTES IN WHICH 539 WORKERS WERE INVOLVED. LABOUR OFFICERS HAD ACTED AS CONCILIATORS IN ALL THE DISPUTES.
+OFFICERS OF THE SERVICE NOTED WITH SATISFACTION THAT EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS IN THE DISPUTES MADE GENUINE EFFORTS TO SOLVE THEIR DIFFERENCES IN THE INTERESTS OF INDUSTRIAL PEACE AND HARKONY,+ HE SAID.
MR. TSUI ADDED THAT LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OFFICERS HAD HANDLED 1,531 MINOR GRIEVANCES IN THE SAME PERIOD, MAINLY INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS. A TOTAL OF 422 OF THESE CASES WERE
REFERRED TO THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL.
IN ADDITION TO CONCILIATION WORK, LRS OFFICERS HANDLED 9,241 CONSULTATIONS AND INQUIRIES FROM WORKERS AND MANAGEMENT DURING THE QUARTER.
MID-LEVELS BUILDING DECLARED DANGEROUS
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY TODAY DECLARED NO. 60 LOWER LASCAR ROW, HONG KONG TO BE IN A DANGEROUS CONDITION.
THE PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT BUILDING SURVEYOR SAID THAT THIS FOUR-STOREY PRE-WAR BUILDING HAS BEEN UNDER OBSERVATION FOR SOME TIME AND THE EVIDENCE OF DETERIORATION CONTINUING TO OCCUR NOW INDICATES THAT URGENT ACTION IS REQUIRED.
THE REINFORCED CONCRETE TO THE STRUCTURAL FRAMING, FLOORS AND ROOF IS SERIOUSLY SPALLED AND THE REINFORCEMENT BADLY CORRODED WITH SIGNS OF FRESH FRACTURES AND MOVEMENT.
AS THERE IS A RISK OF A PARTIAL COLLAPSE, NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER IN VICTORIA DISTRICT COURT AT 9.30 A.M. ON NOVEMBER 15, 1974 WAS POSTED TODAY.
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