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MONDAY, JUNE 27, 1977
THE GOVERNOR WAS ALSO FILLED IN WITH DETAILS OF A PLAN TO REPROVIDE THE EXISTING OLD MARKET AT ABERDEEN MAIN ROAD TO A NEW MULTI-STOREY BUILDING WHICH WILL INCORPORATE A BUS TERMINAL ON THE GROUND FLOOR AND CAR PARKS AND OFFICES ON THE UPPER FLOORS, AS WELL AS ROAD IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO THE TOWN, INCLUDING ABERDEEN TUNNEL.
BEFORE CONCLUDING HIS VISIT, SIR MURRAY ATTENDED A MEETING WITH AREA AND MUTUAL AID COMMITTÉES CHAIRMEN, LOCAL INDUSTRIALISTS AND A FISHERMEN LEADER AT THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE. HE HAD
A LONG DISCUSSION WITH THEM ON DEVELOPMENTS AND PROBLEMS THEY ENCOUNTER IN THE DISTRICT.
TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP GROWING
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A TOTAL OF 367 TRADE UNIONS WITH A DECLARED MEMBERSHIP OF 398,525 WERE ON THE REGISTER BY THE END OF LAST CALENDAR YEAR.
ACCORDING TO FIGURES RELEASED BY THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS, THIS REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 26,271 OR ABOUT 6.6 PER CENT IN UNION MEMBERSHIP OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
THE NUMBER OF WOMEN MEMBERS CONTINUED TO GROW AND AT THE END OF DECEMBER LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL OF WOMEN UNIONISTS STOOD AT 86,447, WHICH REPRESENTED AN INCREASE OF 9,626 WHEN COMPARED WITH THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S FIGURE OF 76,821.
HOWEVER, BY THE END OF THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR WHICH ENDED ON MARCH 31, THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 371 REGISTERED TRADE UNIONS. THESE COMPRISED 314 EMPLOYEE'S UNIONS, 44 ASSOCIATIONS OF
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EMPLOYERS, 12 MIXED ORGANISATIONS OF EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS AND ONE TRADE UNION FEDERATION.
DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, 15 NEW UNIONS WERE REGISTERED AND TWO WERE DE-REGISTERED.
IN THE SAME YEAR, 648 INTERVIEWS WERE CONDUCTED WITH TRADE UNION OFFICIALS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE SUBJECTS DEALT WITH IN THESE INTERVIEWS WERE MAINLY ADVICE ON FORMATION OF NEW UNIONS, HARMONISING THE RULES OF NEW UNIONS WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE, CLARIFICATION OF PROPOSED UNIONS, ELIGIBILITY OF UNION OFFICERS, DOUBTFUL ACCOUNTS AND GENERAL BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON LOČAL TRADE UNIONISM.
ALSO, THE REGISTRAR AS WELL AS OTHER DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS WERE INVITED TO GIVE TALKS ON THE TRADE UNIONS ORDINANCE AND TRADE UNION MOVEMENT IN HONG KONG AT TRAINING COURSES ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY CENTRE, THE HONG KONG CHINESE CIVIL SERVANTS' ASSOCIATION, THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON TRADES UNION COUNCIL AND THE EXTRA MURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
STAFF OF THE DEPARTMENT ALSO CARRIED OUT INSPECTIONS OF ACCOUNT BOOKS AND REGISTERS OF MEMBERS AT 95 UNION PREMISES, SIX OF WHICH BEING UNION BRANCHES, TO ENSURE FUNDS WERE BEING CORRECTLY BROUGHT TO ACCOUNT AND TO GIVE ON-THE-SPOT PRACTICAL ADVICE, WHERE NECESSARY, TO REMEDY ANY ACCOUNTING OR ADMINISTRATIVE DEFECTS DISCOVERED.
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