NOTE TO EDITORS.
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SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1981
NEW TRAINS FOR KCR ARRIVE
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THE FIRST OF 45 THREE-CAR SETS ORDERED BY THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT FOR THE MODERNISATION AND ELECTRIFICATION OF THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY ARRIVED FROM ENGLAND ON BOARD THE KITANO MARU TODAY (SATURDAY).
THEY WILL BE UNLOADED ONTO A BARGE AND TAKEN TO THE KCR
WHARF EARLY TOMORROW (SUNDAY) MORNING.
YOU ARE INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE LIFTING OF THE TRAINS ONTO THE RAIL TRACKS AT THE KCR WHARF.
THEY SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE KCR CANTEEN ON THE OPEN DECK CARPARK OF THE KCR TERMINAL AT HUNG HOM AT 8.30 AM SHARP.
INFORMATION OFFICERS FROM THE PWD AND KCR WILL BE ON HAND TO ASSIST THE PRESS.
ENGINEERS FROM THE RAILWAY DIVISION OF THE PWD'S CIVIL ENGINEERING OFFICE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR INTERVIEW ON SITE.
GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS URGED ****
EMPLOYERS HAVE BEEN URGED TO BE ALERT TO IMPORTANT NEW FACTORS WHICH ARE AFFECTING THE PATTERN OF LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG.
THE PLEA WAS MADE TODAY (SATURDAY) BY MR DONALD CHAN, CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, AT THE OPENING OF THE FIRST OF FOUR LABOUR RELATIONS WORKSHOPS AT HOTEL FURAMA.
THE WORKSHOPS ARE PART OF A YEAR-LONG LABOUR AND STAFF RELATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME.
THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH TRAINING ON LABOUR RELATIONS AND RELATED SUBJECTS TO STRENGTHEN THE SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS IN HONG KONG WITH THE HOPE OF ENSURING THE HARMONIOUS DEVELOPMENT OF THE ECONOMY AND SOCIAL PROGRESS.
IN HIS OPENING REMARKS, MR CHAN OUTLINED THE DEVELOPMENT IN LABOUR RELATIONS IN THE PAST 30 YEARS AND ANALYSED THE FACTORS AFFECTING LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG TO DATE.
IN THE PAST, HE POINTED OUT, HONG KONG HAD AN EASILY CONTENTED LABOUR FORCE, AN AUTOCRATIC BUT BY AND LARGE BENEVOLENT CLASS OF EMPLOYERS AND A WELL-MEANING AND NON-INTERFERING GOVERNMENT. THE RESULT WAS RELATIVELY PEACEFUL LABOUR RELATIONS, STABLE PRODUCTION. STEADY INDUSTRIAL GROWTH AND CONTINUOUS RISING OF THE STANDARD OF LIVING.
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