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MONDAY, JUNE 29, 1987
15 COUNTRIES THAT SHE TOLD SOME 40 CREDIT UNIONISTS FROM WAS MOST APPROPRIATE THAT THEY HAD CHOSEN "WOMEN'S INVOLVEMENT CREDIT UNIONS" AS THE THEME OF THE SEMINAR AS MORE AND MORE WOMEN THE REGION PARTICIPATED DIRECTLY IN ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES OF SOCIETY.
EXAMPLE, MRS
CHAN
IT
IN
IN
THAT
TOTAL HAD ATTAINED
CITING HONG KONG AS AN
OUT POINTED WOMEN IN THE TERRITORY ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 37 PER CENT OF THE LABOUR FORCE: OVER 46 PER CENT OF THE FEMALE POPULATION AN EDUCATIONAL STANDARD OF SECONDARY SCHOOL OR ABOVE.
IN THE 20-29 AT WORK THE PUBLIC AND
"THIS FIGURE WILL RISE AS OUR POPULATION AGES. ARE FEMALE POPULATION AGE GROUP, 76 PER CENT OF THE NUMBERS OCCUPYING SENIOR MANAGEMENT POSITIONS IN BOTH THE PRIVATE SECTORS ARE
WOMEN
AN CONSTITUTE
RESOURCE.
GROWING. THESE
IMPORTANT
IN "THE FEMALE LABOUR FORCE PARTICIPATION RATE
HONG KONG IS ΤΟ THAT OF DEVELOPED COMPARABLE
INDUSTRIALISED NATIONS AND IS WOMEN WILL GENERALLY HIGHER THAN OUR NEIGHBOURS IN THE ASIAN REGION.
IN
AND HAVE AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ROLE TO PLAY
THE DEVELOPMENT MRS CHAN SAID. TRANSFORMATION OF SOCIETY IN THE YEARS TO COME,"
AS
EQUAL
SHE NOTED THAT IF WOMEN WERE ΤΟ BE BROUGHT IN
A FIRM INSTITUTIONAL BASE CONTRIBUTION COULD
PARTNERS IN CREDIT UNIONS, THERE MUST BE WITHIN WHICH THEIR PARTICIPATION, INVOLVEMENT AND BE ACCELERATED AND STRENGTHENED.
AND "THE ONUS OF DRAWING WOMEN INTO THE CREDIT UNION, TEACHING
THEM TO TRAINING
SHARE EQUAL RESPONSIBILITIES WITH THEIR MALE PARTNERS RESTS WITH
UNIONS AND
ALL
LEVELS. SHE SAID.
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INDIVIDUAL CREDIT
AT LEAGUES
AND BANKING
USEFUL ROLE FINANCIAL
SHE ASSURED THAT CREDIT UNIONS WOULD STILL HAVE A
DESPITE PLAY
THE RAPID GROWTH OF INSTITUTIONS IN THE REGION.
то
"CREDIT UNIONS ARE A MINIATURE COMMUNITY. THEY BRING TOGETHER A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO SHARE THE COMMON AIM OF PRACTISING THRIFT AND HELP OTHERS. SAVING FOR THE RAINY DAY. IN HELPING YOURSELF, YOU ALSO
OF SPIRIT
MUTUAL HELP AND CONCERN PROVIDE A VERY SOUND FOUNDATION FOR SOCIETY TO PROGRESS AND MATURE.
THIS
OF
HELPFUL,
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THE WORK CREDIT UNIONS IN HONG KONG BY PROVIDING A SOUND AND, I HOPE, LEGAL FRAMEWORK IN WHICH THEY CAN OPERATE, SHE SAID.
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