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NEW HOT LINE' FOR URGENT LABOUR RELATIONS PROBLEMS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED A NEW AFTER-HOURS TELEPHONE NUMBER TO DEAL WITH URGENT LABOUR RELATIONS PROBLEMS.
FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY), EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES CAN CONTACT MR. CHAN KWOK-KUEN, LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE ON 3-640540 AFTER REGULAR OFFICE HOURS, THE FORMER AFTER-HOURS ENQUIRY NUMBER OF 5-755900 IS NO LONGER IN USE.
THE CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE. MR. TSUI TIM-FOOK, SAID THE NEW AFTER-HOURS NUMBER WOULD HANDLE URGENT AND IMPORTANT CONSULTATIONS ON LABOUR RELATIONS MATTERS IN HONG KONG, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES.
BUT HE STRESSED THAT ORDINARY DISPUTE COMPLAINTS SHOULD BE MADE TO DISTRICT LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OFFICES DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT THE NUMBER WAS A RESIDENTIAL ONE. +IN THE PAST, PEOPLE HAVE RUNG OFF BECAUSE THEY WRONGLY THOUGHT THEY WERE RINGING A LABOUR DEPARTMENT OFFICE.
+PEOPLE SHOULD NOT BE PUT OFF BY THE FACT THAT THE NUMBER IS A PRIVATE RESIDENCE AND SHOULD CLEARLY EXPLAIN TO THE PERSON ANSWERING THE CALL THE PURPOSE OF THE INQUIRY.
+MR. CHAN, WHEN AVAILABLE, WILL BE HAPPY TO HELP WITH ANY URGENT CONSULTATION. BUT EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES SHOULD REALISE THAT A DISPUTE CANNOT BE SETTLED OVER THE TELEPHONE.+
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