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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988
"IT WOULD INTERFERE WITH THE NORMAL ADJUSTMENT PROCESS WITHIN THE ECONOMY,' HE SAID.
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"IT WOULD ALSO CONFLICT WITH OUR AIM OF ALLOWING THE WORKFORCE TO SHARE THE BENEFITS IN GOOD YEARS AS THEY SHARE THE DIFFICULTIES IN LEAN YEARS.
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SIR DAVID SAID THE LONG TERM SOLUTION TO THE LAY IN INCREASED AUTOMATION, GREATER PRODUCTIVITY AND AND CONDITIONS.
"HONG KONG HAS ALREADY MADE GREAT STRIDES RECENT YEARS. BUT MORE CAN BE DONE, HE SAID.
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LABOUR SHORTAGE
IMPROVED WAGES
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NOTING THAT THE EXCESS OF LABOUR DEMAND OVER SUPPLY HAD CREATED DIFFICULTIES IN SOME SECTORS, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY TAKEN A NUMBER OF MEASURES TO TRY TO REDUCE THE SIZE OF THE PROBLEM.
"WE HAD RELAXED RESTRICTIONS ON OVERTIME WORK BY WOMEN; EXAMINED WAYS OF INDUCING MORE PEOPLE TO ENTER THE LABOUR MARKET; AND EXPANDED THE ADVISORY SERVICES OF THE PRODUCTIVITY COUNCIL.
"IN ADDITION, WE ARE NOW CARRYING OUT A THOROUGH REVIEW OF OUR PRESENT POLICY ON ENTRY FOR EMPLOYMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT IS FULLY UNDERSTOOD AND FULLY USED.
SIR DAVID SAID THESE MEASURES HAD HELPED TO BASE THE PROBLEM, BUT MORE COULD BE DONE IN RESPECT OF AUTOMATION, PRODUCTIVITY, IMPROVED WAGES AND WORKING CONDITIONS.
FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
THE GOVERNMENT AIMS TO DEVELOP FURTHER THE ROLE OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AS A SOURCE OF INNOVATIVE IDEAS ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"IN A WORLD WHERE TECHNOLOGY IS DEVELOPING AT A PACE, WE MUST ENSURE THAT WE IN HONG KONG KEEP UP WITH WHAT ON ELSEWHERE AND TURN IT TO OUR OWN BENEFIT, HE SAID.
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