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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1988
MR CHAN SUI-KAU, IN HIS VOTE OF THANKS, SAID THE EVENT REFLECTED A COMMON DESIRE AMONG THE SPONSORS, INCLUDING LEADING EMPLOYERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND TRADE UNION FEDERATIONS, TO ESTABLISH POSITIVE LABOUR RELATIONS TO THE BENEFIT OF ALL PARTIES CONCERNED.
HE CALLED ON MANAGEMENT STAFF TO ENCOURAGE THEIR EMPLOYEES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE WIDE RANGE OF ACTIVITIES DUE TO TAKE PLACE IN THE NEXT ONE-AND-A-HALF MONTHS.
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"EMPLOYEES' PARTICIPATION COUPLED WITH ENCOURAGEMENT FROM ADMINISTRATORS WOULD CERTAINLY BRING SOME LIGHTER ATMOSPHERE TO THE BUSTLING AND TENSE WORKING ATMOSPHERE, SAID MR CHAN.
"THE RELATION BETWEEN SUPERVISORS AND THEIR SUBORDINATES, AS A RESULT, COULD BE IMPROVED AS WELL.
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TODAY'S CONFERENCE WAS ATTENDED BY SOME 800 PEOPLE. TWENTY-SIX PROMINENT GUEST SPRAKERS DELIVERED TALKS ON THE REVIEW OF LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG, LABOUR RELATIONS AND PRODUCTIVITY, MANAGEMENT RELATIONS IN A MULTINATIONAL FIRM, AND THE ROLE OF TRADE UNIONS IN ESTABLISHING POSITIVE INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.
AMONG THE SPEAKERS WAS AN EXPERT IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANISATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS, MR MICHIO HAMADA, WHO FLEW TO HONG KONG SPECIALLY FOR THE EVENT.
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NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL OPERATES NEXT WEEK
AS TODAY
THE NEW, PERMANENT CHINA FERRY TERMINAL WILL BE OPERATIONAL FROM 6 AM ON NOVEMBER 8, THE MARINK DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED (THURSDAY).
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE ADVISED THAT ALL BUT ONE FERRY SERVICE BETWEEN HONG KONG AND CHINA WILL OPERATE FROM THE NEW CHINA FERRY TERMINAL, WHICH IS LOCATED WITHIN CHINA HONG KONG L'ITY AT CANTON ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI,
THE HONG KONG-SHEROU FERRY SERVICE WILL, HOWEVER, OPERATE FROM THE MACAU FERRY TERMINAL IN CENTRAL.
ON THE SAME DAY. THE TEMPORARY CHINA FERRY TERMINALS IN
CENTRAL AND TAI KOK TSUI WILL CEASE OPERATIONS.
THE
SENIOR MARINE OFFICER (TERMINALS), MR NG KWING-KEE SAID CHINA PERRY TERMINAL WOULD PROVIDE BLTTER AND MORK MODERN FACILITIES, NONE OF WHICH EXISTED AT THE PRESENT TEMPORARY TERMINALS.
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