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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1982
LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED
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THREE EMPLOYEES' UNION MEMBERS WERE ELECTED TODAY (FRIDAY) AS EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE YEAR 1983.
THEY ARE MR POON CHI-CHING OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON LITHOGRAPHIC WORKERS UNION, MR SZETO WAH OF HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION AND MR WONG WAI-HUNG OF ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT LAND AND ENGINEERING SURVEYING OFFICERS.
THE ELECTION HELD BY SECRET BALLOT AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF QUEEN ELIZABETH SCHOOL, KOWLOON - WAS SUPERVISED BY OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
THE BOARD IS A NON-STATUTORY BODY WHICH ADVISES THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR ON MATTERS REFERRED TO IT BY HIM, INCLUDING LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IT COMPRISES SIX EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND SIX EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES, WITH THE COMMISSIONER AS CHAIRMAN.
THREE OF THE EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED BY REGISTERED EMPLOYEES' UNIONS AND THE OTHER THREE ARE DIRECTLY APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR,
LABOUR LAW OFFENCES ***
CONVICTIONS WERE RECORDED IN 852 PROSECUTIONS BROUGHT LAST MONTH BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR BREACH OF LABOUR LAWS, AND FINES IMPOSED TOTALLED $928 000.
MOST OF THE CASES CONCERNED BREACHES OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS ORDINANCE AND ITS VARIOUS SUBSIDIARY REGULATIONS, THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PRESONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY.
CASES CONCERNING VIOLATIONS OF SAFETY REGULATIONS TOTALLED 323, WITH $624 850 IN FINES, THESE INCLUDED 156 CASES (WITH $225 100 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE FACTORIES AND INDUSTRIAL UNDER TAK INGS (GUARDING AND OPERATION OF MACHINERY) REGULATIONS AND 72 CASES (WITH $259 600 IN FINES) FOR BREACH OF THE CONSTRUCTION SITES (SAFETY) REGULATIONS.
CASES RELATING TO BREACHES OF THE WOMEN AND YOUNG PERSONS (INDUSTRY) REGULATIONS ACCOUNTED FOR 455 WITH $250 400 IN FINES.
OF THE OTHER PROSECUTIONS, 23 CASES WERE RELATED TO FAILURE TO KEEP RECORDS OF EMPLOYEES, LEADING TO $13 350 IN FINE.
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