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香港政府
GIS 新聞處
DAILY INFORMATION BULLETIN
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1975
WATSON APPOINTED AS NEW FIRE CHIEF
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THE DIRECTOR OF FIRE SERVICES, 13. HARRY HOOD, WILL PROGEEN ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE IN MID-JULY AFTER 21 YEARS WITH THE
DEPARTMENT,
DE VILL BE SUCCEEDED DY MR. F.N. WATSON, AT PRESENT DEPUTY DIRECTOR. 17. WATSON'S PROMOTION HAS DEUN APVŘOVED DY THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS,
MR. WOOD, WHO IS AGED 56, CAME TO NONG KONG IN 1954 AND sanven in various capacities UNTIL HIS APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN 1969, HE DUGAME DIRECTOR IN 1970. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS ONE SON AND ONE DAUGHTER,
13. WATSON, AGED 40, SERVED WITH THE DIRKEMEAD FIRE DRIGADE BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT TÕ HONG KONG IN 1955. HE BECAME DEPUTY DIRECTON IN 1970 WHEN 17, WOOD WAS MADE DIRECTOR. HE IS MARRIED AND HAS ONE SON.
TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP INCREASES
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A TOTAL OF 349 TRADE UNIONS WITH A DECLARED HEMDERSHIP EXCEEDING 320,000 VERE REGISTERED IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF 1974.
ACCORDING TO STATISTICS COMPILED DY THE REGISTRY OF TRADE UNIONS, THE HEMDENSHIP FIGURE SHOWS AN INCREASES OF 21,777 OVER THAT OF 1973. HOWEVER, THIS DOES NOT INCLUDE NEMDENSHIP OF 17 TRADE UNIONS WHICH FAILED TO SUDMIT THEIR ANNUAL RETURNS,
OF THE 349 UNIONS, 292 WERE EMPLOYEES' UNIONS, 44 EMPLOYERS' UNIONS, 12 MIXED UNIONS AND ONE TRADE UNION FEDERATION OF EMPLOYÉES' UNIONS.
DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1975, ONE EMPLOYEES' UNION AND ONE TRADE UNION FEDERATION WERE ADDED TO THE REGISTER, THEY ARE THE ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL STAFF (N.T.A.) AND THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG PRINTING TRADE WORKERS' UNIONS.
ATSCERNING MANAGEMENT, WELFARE DENEFITS,
AT THE SAME TIME 15 APPLICATIONS FOR REGISTRATION OF ALTERATIONS MEMBERSHIP QUALIFICATIONS AND OTHER MATTERS WERE APPROVED AND REGISTERED.
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