THURSDAY, MAY 13, 1982
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SIR PHILIP TO INSPECT
CORRECTIONAL SERVICES PASSING-OUT PARADE
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE, WILL TAKE THE SALUTE AND PRESENT SILVER WHISTLES TO THE TWO BEST RECRUITS AT THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT'S PASSING-OUT PARADE ON SATURDAY (MAY 15) MORNING, AT ITS STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE IN STANLEY.
ON PARADE WILL BE 24 OFFICERS AND 103 ASSISTANT OFFICERS WHO HAVE RECENTLY COMPLETED THE IR BASIC TRAINING.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE PASSING-OUT PARADE OF CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AT THE DEPARTMENT'S STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE AT 47, TUNG TAU WAN ROAD, STANLEY AT 10 AM ON SATURDAY (MAY 15).
TRANSPORT WILL BE PROVIDED AND WILL LEAVE THE DEPARTMENT'S HEADQUARTERS AT GUARDIAN HOUSE, 32 01 KWAN ROAD, WAN CHAI AT 9 AM SHARP.
FOCUS ON LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE
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THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE (LRS) OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AIMS AT FOSTERING AND MAINTAINING HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG.
IN ADDITION, IT ALSO OFFERS FREE CONSULTATION IN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS INVESTIGATES COMPLAINTS RELATING TO CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT AND PROMOTES BETTER LABOUR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS AND JOINT CONSULTATIVE PRACTICES.
THE WORK OF THE LRS WAS EXPLAINED IN DETAIL BY MR YEUNG CHI-KIN, ACTING CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR RELATIONS) IN A TALK TO THE LIONS CLUB OF KWUN TONG THIS (THURSDAY) EVENING.
SPEAKING OF ITS CONCILIATORY ROLE, MR YEUNG POINTED OUT THAT THE LRS ALSO TOOK CONSIDERABLE INITIATIVE IN DETECTING LABOUR DISPUTES IN AN EARLY STAGE, MAKING ITS PRESENCE FELT AND IN BRINGING TOGETHER THE PARTIES CONCERNED.
+ IN A DISPUTE SITUATION, TALKS ARE OFTEN HELD UNDER VERY DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES. WE REDUCE TENSION BY ACTING AS A BUFFER. WE PERSUADE, ADVISE, EXPLAIN, CLARIFY, LISTEN AND SOOTHE BUT WE DO NOT INSIST, HE EXPLAINED.
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