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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1973
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATION ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE TO TRADE UNIONS
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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO PROVIDE TRADE UNIONS IN HONG KONG WITH ASSISTANCE IN THEIR ORGANISATION AND MANAGEMENT.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON. PETER WILLIAMS, I REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY.
+WE RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM UNIONS AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS TO SEND SPEAKERS TO COURSES RUN BY THEM AND THERE IS A WIDE RANGE OF GUIDES AND PAMPHLETS ON LABOUR MATTERS WHICH ARE FREELY AVAILABLE ON REQUEST,+ WR. WILLIAMS SAID.
+THESE INCLUDE BOOKLETS ON SIIPLE TRADE UNION ACCOUNTING
AND ADMINISTRATION,+ HE ADDED.
MR. WILLIAMS ALSO SAID THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IS ABLE TO ASSIST ANY UNION I FINDING THE APPROPRIATE TRAINING FOR ITS OFFICIALS AND WITH SPECIFIC ADVICE ON MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL PROELE! S.
BACKLOG OF COMPASSIONATE HOUSING CASES NOT LARGE
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THERE IS NOT A LARGE BACKLOG OF NEEDY FAMILIES WAITING FOR COMPASSIONATE HOUSING, THE DIRECTOR OF 30CIAL WELFARE, THE 5000, THOMAS LEE, SAID TODAY.
HE WAS REPLYING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TO A QUESTICH FROM DR. THE HON. HARRY FANG, HO HAD ASKED: +IN VIEW OF TH CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF NEEDY FAMILIES AITING FOR HOUSING UNDER THE COMPASSIONATE HOUSING SCHEME, ILL GOVERNMENT EXPLAIN „Y THE ANNUAL QUOTAS FOR THIS SCHEIE FOF 1976/77 AND 1977/7° „ERE NOT FULLY ALLOCATED?+
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MR. LEE SAID: +DR. FANG IN HIS QUESTION REFERRED TO THE CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF NEEDY FAMILIES AITING FOR HOUSING W DER THE COMPASSIONATE HOUSING SCHE.E. FIRST, LET ME ASSURE CR. RANG THAT THIS IS, FORTUNATELY, NOT THE CASE.+
MR. LEE GAVE AN ASSURANCE THAT ANYICZY WHOSE FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL OR MEDICAL POSITION AS PROFESSICALLY ASSESSED 10 REQUIRING IMPROVED ACCOMMODATI UL, TE ICON ENDED F COMPASSIONATE HOUSING.
EXPLAINING WHY ONLY HALF OF THE CC1PASSIC ATE LOTA 73
FLATS WAS TAKEN UP
REASONS FOR THIS.
1976/77,
LEAD THER
THESE INCLUDED