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SUNDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1975
NEW LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICE TO OPEN IN YUEN LONG
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OPENS A NEW OFFICE ON FRIDAY (JANUARY 2) TO PROMOTE BETTER LABOUR RELATIONS
IN YUEN LONG AND ITS NEIGHBOURING AREAS.
THE LRS OFFICE IS LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF THE YUEN LONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICE IN YUEN LONG MAIN ROAD.
ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY, THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR. LAO MOU-CHI, SAID THE NEW OFFICE MARKED YET ANOTHER STEP FORWARD BY THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE ITS LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICES IN THE INTEREST OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES.
THE SERVICES PROVIDED THERE WILL INCLUDE THE PROMOTION OF HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS, CONCILIATION IN LABOUR DISPUTES, INVESTIGATION OF COMPLAINTS OF ALLEGED BREACHES OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, AND THE OFFER OF ADVICE OF ALL MATTERS RELATING TO LABOUR RELATIONS.
+WITH THE OPENING OF THE NEW OFFICE,+ MR. LAO SAID, +EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS IN YUEN LONG AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS WHO WISH TO SEEK OUR ASSISTANCE NO LONGER NEED TO TRAVEL TO TSUEN WAN AS THEY HAD TO IN THE PAST. THEY CAN NOW CALL AT THE NEW YUEN LONG OFFICE OR TELEPHONE 12-760261 EXTENSION 82.
+THIS OFFICE ALSO CATERS FOR TUEN MUN AND ITS ADJACENT AREAS WHERE INDUSTRY IS GROWING AT A SIGNIFICANT PACE. PEOPLE IN THESE DISTRICTS ARE WELCOME TO USE THE FACILITIES OFFERED BY THE NEW UNIT FOR THEIR OWN CONVENIENCE,+ HE SAID,
ALTHOUGH THE NEW OFFICE IS INITIALLY MANNED BY A LABOUR OFFICER AND AN ASSISTANT LABOUR OFFICER ON A PART-TIME BASIS, A CLERICAL OFFICER WILL BE ON DUTY FULL-TIME DURING OFFICE HOURS TO ANSWER ENQUIRIES AND ARRANGE APPOINTMENTS FOR CALLERS.
MR. LAO ADDED THAT AS SOON AS ADEQUATE OFFICE ACCOMMODATION IS AVAILABLE IT WOULD BE EXPANDED TO PROVIDE A FULL-TIME SERVICE.
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