WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1978
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QUERY ON REDEVELOPMENT OF INDUSTRIAL SITES
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THE GOVERNMENT WILL CONSIDER THE EFFECT ON EMPLOYMENT IN AN AREA BEFORE GRANTING PERMISSION FOR A REDEVELOPMENT OF AN INDUSTRIAL SITE.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, THE HON. DEREK JONES IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY IN REPLY TO QUESTIONS FROM THE HON. LEUNG TAK-SHING.
MR. JONES SAID THE GOVERNMENT IS AWARE OF THE PUBLIC CONCERN OVER REDEVELOPMENT OF FACTORY SITES INTO MULTI-STOREY DOMESTIC TENEMENTS AND THE REDUNDANCIES WHICH THEY CAUSE.
BUT HE POINTED OUT THAT THE NUMBER OF JOBS LOST AS A RESULT OF THESE REDEVELOPMENTS WERE RELATIVELY FEW AND THAT AFFECTED WORKERS GENERALLY HAVE SLIGHT DIFFICULTY IN OBTAINING OTHER JOBS.
+FURTHERMORE, SOME OF THE NEW DEVELOPMENTS HAVE BEEN FOR INDUSTRIAL RATHER THAN RESIDENTIAL PURPOSES AND TO THE EXTENT THE LAND RELEASED IS USED MORE EFFICIENTLY AFTER REDEVELOPMENT, THE SHIFT IS GENERALLY BENEFICIAL TO THE ECONOMY, HE ADDED.
700 TEXTILE JOB VACANCIES ON REGISTER *****
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, THE HON. NEIL HENDERSON, SAID TODAY THAT THERE ARE NOW MORE THAN 700 TEXTILE JOB VACANCIES ON THE REGISTER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE AND THAT MORE SUCH JOBS MIGHT BE FOUND IF NECESSARY.
HE WAS SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN REPLY TO THE HON. LEUNG TAT-SHING, WHO ASKED WHAT THE GOVERNMENT COULD DO TO HELP FIND EMPLOYMENT FOR REDUNDANT TEXTILE WORKERS.
MR. HENDERSON SAID THAT IN VIEW OF THE RECENT LARGE REDUNDANCY OF TEXTILE WORKERS, THE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICE WITH THE READY CO-OPERATION OF THE HONG KONG COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION HAD MADE A SPECIAL EFFORT TO REGISTER TEXTILE INDUSTRY VACANCIES.
HOWEVER MR. HENDERSON SAID THAT SO FAR ONLY 25 REDUNDANT TEXTILE WORKERS HAD REGISTERED WITH THE SERVICE.
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