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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 1984
LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MEETS
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MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD MET TODAY (WEDNESDAY) TO DISCUSS PROPOSALS TO ALLOCATE THE SURPLUS FUNDS OF THE PNEUMOCONTOSIS COMPENSATION FUND BOARD FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
THE SURPLUS HAS RESULTED FROM A STEADY DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PNEUMOCONIOSIS CASES, AND SO FAR THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY CLAIM FOR COMMON LAW DAMAGES.
THE BOARD ALSO DISCUSSED SOME PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE, WHICH WAS LAST AMENDED IN 1982. THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS AIMED TO REMOVE CERTAIN MINOR DEFICIENCIES EXPERIENCED IN OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES.
ON THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE, THE BOARD SUGGESTED THAT THE CURRENT WAGE CEILING FOR NON-MANUAL EMPLOYEES BE RAISED FROM $8 500 TO $9 500, SO AS TO KEEP IN STEP WITH WAGE INCREASES.
IT WAS ALSO SUGGESTED THAT A DEATH GRANT SCHEME BE INTRODUCED FOR BURIAL EXPENSES INCURRED BY DEPENDENTS OF DECEASED EMPLOYEES.
THE BOARD ALSO REVIEWED PROGRESS OF SEVERAL PIECES OF PROPOSED LABOUR LEGISLATION ON WHICH PREVIOUS ADVICE HAD BEEN GIVEN, AND THE WORK DONE BY THE BOARD'S COMMITTEES ON INDUSTRIAL SAFETY, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND IMPLEMENTATION OF LABOUR STANDARDS.
THE MEETING WAS CHAIRED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR RON BRIDGE, AND WAS ATTENDED BY FIVE EMPLOYERS AND FOUR EMPLOYEES REPRESENTATIVES.
SHIPBUILDING MANPOWER SURVEY TO START SOON
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THE BIENNIAL MANPOWER SURVEY OF HONG KONG'S SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIR INDUSTRY WILL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN AUGUST 28 AND SEPTEMBER 12 BY THE SHIPBUILDING AND SHIP REPAIRS INDUSTRY TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
THE SURVEY WILL COVER SOME 700 ESTABLISHMENTS, INCLUDING SHIPYARDS, BOATYARDS, REPAIR PONTOONS, SHIP SURVEYORS AND CONSULTANT FIRMS, SHIPPING FIRMS WHICH EMPLOY LOCAL SHORE-BASED TECHNICAL STAFF, MARINE ENGINES AND ELECTRICAL REPAIRS AND SERVICING COMPANIES, EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE MARINE DEPARTMENT,
+UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION IS VITAL TO THE TRAINING BOARD TO FORMULATE TRAINING PLANS. THUS EMPLOYERS ARE REQUESTED TO CO-OPERATE BY SUPPLYING ACCURATE INFORMATION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE BOARD SAID.
/HE STRESSED
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