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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1986
DURING THE PERIOD UNDER REVIEW, THE DEPARTMENT HANDLED 166 TRADE DISPUTES AS AGAINST 155 IN 1985. THE MAJORITY OF DISPUTES INVOLVED THE CONSTRUCTION, CATERING AND MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
DESPITE THE INCREASE, MR CHEN SAID THAT LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG COMPARED FAVOURABLY WITH MOST OTHER INDUSTRIAL COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
+ALTHOUGH LATEST STATISTICS ON OTHER COUNTRIES ARE NOT AVAILABLE, THE 1984 FIGURES SHOWED THAT THE NUMBER OF DAYS LOST FOR EVERY 10 000 WORKING DAYS IN THAT YEAR WAS 0.04 IN HONG KONG AS COMPARED WITH 0.19 IN JAPAN, 2.4 IN THE UNITED STATES AND 31.92 IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, + HE SAID.
MR CHEN ALSO SPOKE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS WHICH, HE FELT, +WILL NOT ONLY IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF WORK LIFE AND LEAD TO HIGH PRODUCTIVITY, BUT WILL ALSO ENHANCE, IN THE WIDER CONTEXT, HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND SOCIAL STABILITY+.
HE STRESSED THAT THE DEPARTMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO PROMOTE HARMONIOUS LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS IN HONG KONG THROUGH THE ORGANISING OF MORE COURSES ON LABOUR RELATIONS.
IN ADDITION, WE SHALL ALSO BE ORGANISING SYMPOSIA, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS FOR SENIOR MANAGEMENTS AND TRADE UNION OFFICIALS,+ HE ADDED.
THIS YEAR, THE DEPARTMENT HAS ORGANISED SIX CERTIFICATE COURSES ON LABOUR RELATIONS GEARED FOR EMPLOYERS, MANAGEMENT STAFF, TRADE UNION OFFICIALS AND INDIVIDUAL EMPLOYEES. THESE COURSES ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE PARTICIPANTS WITH A COMPREHENSIVE KNOWLEDGE OF LABOUR LEGISLATION AND WAYS TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT SKILLS AND TOOLS.
ALTOGETHER, 360 PEOPLE TOOK PART IN THE COURSES AND 211 WHO HAVE SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE FULL PROGRAMME WERE AWARDED CERTIFICATES AT TODAY'S CEREMONY.
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