FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1985
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IT IS GENERALLY FELT THAT THESE 10 YEARS REPRESENT A LARGE PROPORTION OF AN EMPLOYEE'S MOST PRODUCTIVE YEARS AND A WORKER WHO HAS REMAINED WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER DURING THIS PERIOD DESERVES SOME RECOGNITION FOR HIS LOYALTY, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
+THIS MAY ALSO ENCOURAGE YOUNGER EMPLOYEES TO REMAIN WITH THE SAME EMPLOYER FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS AND WILL THEREFORE RESULT IN MOST CASES IN MORE EFFECTIVE MANPOWER UTILISATION.+
HE SAID THE REASON FOR PROGRESSIVELY SHORTER PERIODS OF QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR EMPLOYEES OF 41 YEARS OF AGE OR MORE WAS THAT THIS AGE WAS GENERALLY CONSIDERED TO BE THE PEAK OF AN EMPLOYEE'S WORKING LIFE, BEYOND WHICH IT BECAME PROGRESSIVELY MORE DIFFICULT FOR AN EMPLOYÉE TO MAINTAIN HIS ENERGY AND PRODUCTIVITY, AND HIS PROSPECTS IN THE JOB MARKET.
HE SAID IT WAS GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO REVIEW THE SCHEME A YEAR AFTER ITS INTRODUCTION AND TO CONSIDER WHETHER IT COULD BE EXTENDED TO COVER CASES OF SUMMARY DISMISSAL AND RESIGNATION ON GROUNDS OF ILL-HEALTH.
A SIMPLE GUIDE TO THE MAIN PROVISIONS OF THE BILL HAS BEEN PREPARED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND COPIES, IN BOTH CHINESE AND ENGLISH, ARE AVAILABLE AT THE BRANCH OFFICES OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE.
THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 4, 1985.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE BILL ARE INVITED AND SHOULD BE SENT IN WRITING TO THE UMELCO OFFICE, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BUILDING, 8 JACKSON ROAD, HONG KONG OR THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, HONG KONG.
CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT STATISTICS RELEASED
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THE TOTAL GROSS VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY ALL CONTRACTORS IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985, AT $9 396 MILLION, WAS 0.4 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE PRECEDING QUARTER AND 6.7 PER CENT HIGHER THAN THE SAME QUARTER OF 1984, ACCORDING TO THE RESULTS OF THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF CONSTRUCTION OUTPUT RELEASED TODAY BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT.
CONSTRUCTION WORK PERFORMED BY MAIN CONTRACTORS (AT CONSTRUCTION SITES, ERECTED BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES, AND OTHER MINOR WORK LOCATIONS) IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1985 WAS $6 044 MILLION. THIS GAVE AN INDEX OF 91.7, WHICH WAS 3.4 PER CENT LOWER THAN THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND 2.9 PER CENT LOWER THAN THE SAME QUARTER LAST YEAR. THE QUARTERLY AVERAGE OF 1982 WAS TAKEN AS 100.
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