FRIDAY JUNE 28, 1985
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THE TWELVE OFFICE BEARERS OF THE CENTRAL COUNCIL WERE ELECTED FROM THE VARIOUS YIN NGAI SOCIETIES. THE CHAIRWOMAN AND VICE- CHAIRWOMAN OF THE CENTRAL COUNCIL ARE MRS SO CHIU LAI-CHING AND MRS YUEN LAI LAI-PING.
ALSO PRESENT AT THE FUNCTION WERE MRS CHRISTINE LIAO- THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND KOWLOON, MR ALBERT LAM- THE DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR PETER NG AND PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MRS FANNY LAW.
'NO UK PRESSURE ON BILL'
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THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, SAID TONIGHT (FRIDAY) THAT THERE HAD BEEN NO PRESSURE AT ALL+ FROM THE PRITISH GOVERNMENT EARLIER THIS WEEK FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO CONSULT LAWYERS WHO WERE OPPOSED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (POWERS AND PRIVILEGES) BILL, 1985.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER THE YIN NGAI CENTRAL COUNCIL INAUGURATION CEREMONY, SIR DAVID SAID THE MINISTER RESPONSIBLE HAD ASKED THE GOVERNOR TO ARRANGE FOR A MEMBER OF THE ADMINISTRATION TO SEE REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION.
ASKED IF HE CONSIDERED IT AN UNUSUAL THING TO DO, SIR DAVID SAID: +NOT AT ALL REALLY. IT BRINGS THE QUESTION QUITE RIGHTLY BACK TO HONG KONG WHICH IS WHERE OF COURSE, MR TISDALL, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LAW SOCIETY, SAID THAT IT BELONGED.+
EMPLOYMENT, PAYROLL SURVEY GOING ON ****
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT IS CONDUCTING THE JUNE 1985 SURVEY OF EMPLOYMENT, VACANCIES AND PAYROLL IN MAJOR SECTORS OF THE ECONOMY.
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED QUARTERLY AND THE RESULTS ARE USEFUL IN PROVIDING SHORT-TERM ECONOMIC INDICATORS AS WELL AS INFORMATION ON THE STRUCTURAL CHANGES IN THE LOCAL LABOUR MARKET.
THE SURVEY COVERS 140 000 ESTABLISHMENTS DRAWN AT RANDOM FROM THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR (MINING AND QUARRYING, MANUFACTURING, ELECTRICTY AND GAS) AND SERVICES SECTOR (TRANSPORT, STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION, FINANCING, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE AND BUSINESS SERVICES, COMMUNITY, SOCIAL AND PERSONAL SERVICES). THOSE IN THE DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES SECTOR (WHOLESALE, RETAIL, IMPORT AND EXPORT TRADES, RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS) ARE ALSO INCLUDED.
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