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"FURTHERMORE, IT COULD STRENGTHEN HONG KONG'S SOCIAL STABILITY AND ECONOMY," HE ADDED.
THE ONE-DAY SYMPOSIUM, THE FOURTH OF ITS KIND ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, WAS ATTENDED BY 60 SENIOR PERSONNEL AND CONTRACTORS, IT PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYERS, MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND OFFICIALS OP THE TRADE UNIONS AND EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS OF THE INDUSTRY TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON ENLIGHTENED MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE AND TO DISCUSS WAYS ON IMPROVING LABOUR RELATIONS.
GUEST SPEAKERS ADDRESSING THE EVENT WERE MR HO SAI-CHU, PERMANENT SUPERVISOR OF THE BUILDING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION: MR LAWRENCE CHOI, GENERAL MANAGER OF THE SHUI ON BUILDING CONTRACTORS LTD: MR POON TO-CHUEN, DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES GENERAL UNION; MR P.C. CHAU, CENTRE MANAGER OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND MR T.S. CHOW, CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.
INCLUDING THE PROSPECTS LABOUR RELATIONS IN THE CONTRACTOR AND A TRADE LABOUR SHORTAGE IN THE
THEY SPOKE ON A WIDE RANGE OF TOPICS OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, CONTRUCTION INDUSTRY IN THE EYES OF A MAIN UNION LEADER, HOW TO FACE THE PROBLEM OF CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, AND COMMON LABOUR DISPUTES AND THEIR PREVENTION IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY.
CAMPAIGN AIMS AT REDUCING ACCIDENTS IN HOME
THE NUMBER OF ACCIDENTAL DEATHS IN THE HOME HAS RISEN, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOME SAFETY CAMPAIGN PUBLICITY COMMITTEE, MR GEORGE YUEN, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
STATISTICS FROM THE CORONER'S COUNT SHOWED THE NUMBER OF DEATHS SO FAR THIS YEAR STOOD AT 104, EXCEEDING LAST YEAR'S TOTAL BY 19.
"THEREFORE, IT IS THE
COMMITTEE'S
EFFORTS IN THE PROMOTION OF HOME SAFETY, CHANNEL," MR YUEN SAID.
CONCERN TO CONTINUE ITS UTILISING EVERY POSSIBLE
"IN TOMORROW'S (SATURDAY'S) EPISODE OF THE 'PUBLIC EDUCATION' PROGRAMME AT 9.50 PM ON TVB JADE, THE TRAGIC STORY OF HOW CHILDREN WERE BURNT TO DEATH AS A RESULT OF BEING LOCKED UP AT HOME, WILL SURELY MAKR PARENTS THINK TWICE ABOUT LEAVING THEIR CHILDREN
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UNATTENDED, HE ADDED.
THE PROGRAMME, .............