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OTHER OFFICIATING GUESTS INCLUDE THE RELATIONS '88 ORGANISING COMMITTEE, COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND,

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1988

CHAN

CHAIRMAN OF THE LABOUR

AND SUI-KAU,

THE

FOLLOWING

THE OPENING,

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PROMINENT

GUEST

SPEAKERS

WILL

HONG

LABOUR RELATIONS IN

MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ESTABLISHING

DELIVER TALKS ON SUCH TOPICS AS REVIEW OF KONG, LABOUR RELATIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY, LABOUR IN A MULTINATIONAL FIRM, AND THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS IN POSITIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE HONG LABOUR RELATIONS CONFERENCE AT 9 AM TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

KONG

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE REQUESTED TO HALL CONCERT HALL LOBBY BEFORE 8.45 AM.

ASSEMBLE AT THE CITY

BILL RAISES LEVEL OF PERMITTED RENT

THE LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) (AMENDMENT) BILL WHICH WAS PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE PERMITTED RENT OF CONTROLLED PRE-WAR DOMESTIC PREMISES.

1988, RAISES

FROM 35 TO 39 TIMES THE

1941

WOULD AFFECT EFFECTIVELY UNDER CONTROL, A

THE RAISING OF THE PERMITTED RENT STANDARD RENT THAT PAYABLE AS AT DECEMBER 25, ABOUT 1,700 PRE-WAR DOMESTIC PREMISES GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

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OF 17 PER CENT OR BRINGING SUCH RENTS TO

THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN AVERAGE INCREASE $229 PER MONTH, ON CURRENT PERMITTED RENTS, ABOUT 76 PER CENT OF THE PREVAILING MARKET LEVEL, HE SAID.

TECHNICAL

AMENDMENTS

THE BILL ALSO MAKES SOME THE ADMINISTRATION OF PART 11 OF THE ORDINANCE.

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