THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1978
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THE PODIUM IS LINKED BY A FOUR-STOREY +BRACKET+ IN AN INVERTED PYRAMID SHAPE WITH A 19-STOREY SQUARE TOWER. THE 10TH TO THE 14TH FLOORS OF THE TOWER WILL HOUSE THE MAIN OFFICE COMPLEX AND THE REMAINING UPPER FLOORS WILL CONTAIN SERVICE MESSES, AND SLEEPING ACCOMMODATION FOR BOTH OFFICERS AND MEN.
THE BUILDING RESTS ON RECLAIMED LAND AND THE SOIL CONDITIONS AND TIDAL INFLUENCES NECESSITATED THE USE OF SHEET PILING FOR HALF THE SITE IN ADDITION TO THE CAISSON PILED FOUNDATION.
THE ENTIRE EXTERIOR IS FINISHED WITH WHITE GLASS MOSAIC TILES WITH SOME AREAS ACCENTUATED IN BLACK. ALL WINDOWS ARE ENCASED IN ALUMINIUM FRAMES FITTED WITH ANTI-GLARE TINTED GLASS OF AN OLIVE- GREEN COLOUR, SELECTED TO HELP KEEP OUT THE GLARE BUT TO LET IN SUFFICIENT SUNLIGHT.
A COMPREHENSIVE FIRE ALARM AND SPRINKLER SYSTEM HAS BEEN INSTALLED TO PROTECT THE ENTIRE COMPLEX AGAINST FIRE. THE BUILDING IS AIR-CONDITIONED BY A CENTRAL PLANT ON THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE PODIUM.
THE MAIN CONTRACTOR FOR THE NEW HEADQUARTERS BUILDING, CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF ABOUT HK$66.5 MILLION, IS TECHNIC CONSTRUCTION COMPANY LIMITED.
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EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES READILY ACCEPT ARBITRATION SERVICE
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THERE IS A NOTICEABLE CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDE OF EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES IN HONG KONG TOWARDS THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S ARBITRATION SERVICE, CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR RELATIONS), MR. TSUI TIM-FOOK SAID TODAY AT THE SECOND ASIAN CONFERENCE ON HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT NOW BEING HELD IN HONG KONG.
MR. TSUI SAID THAT BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WERE NOW PROMPT TO RESPOND TO THE DEPARTMENT'S ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DIALOGUE IN TRADE DISPUTES AND ALSO TO EFFORTS FOR CONCILIATION.
+EMPLOYERS ARE MUCH MORE WILLING TO OFFER BETTER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT NOWADAYS NOT ONLY BECAUSE THERE IS A GREAT SHORTAGE OF LABOUR BUT BECAUSE THIS HAS NOW BECOME A NEW, IRREVERSIBLE TREND, FOR OUR YOUNG WORKERS ARE BETTER EDUCATED, BETTER INFORMED, MORE ARTICULATE AND BETTER TRAINED IN THEIR JOBS THAN THEIR SENIOR GRASS-ROOTS VETERANS OF INDUSTRY, SAID MR. TSUI.
IN LABOUR RELATIONS, YOUNG WORKERS ARE BEGINNING TO PLAY AN INCREASINGLY ACTIVE PART, AS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE MANY PRESSURE GROUPS' THEY HAVE FORMED.
MR. TSUI SAID THAT SINCE 1967 THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG, AT ALL LEVELS, HAD DEVELOPED AN UNPRECEDENTED SENSITIVITY TO TRADE DISPUTES AND A VERY GREAT CONCERN FOR INDUSTRIAL PEACE WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN FOR GRANTED.
/+THERE.....