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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1989

"THIS CLEARLY IS A RESULT OF YEARS OF HARD WORK PUT UP PARTIES CONCERNED THE GOVERNMENT. THE ENTREPRENEURS AND, ABOVE

THE LABOUR FORCE.

IF

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SIR QUO-WEI ALSO EXPRESSED CONFIDENCE IN CAPABILITY IN RETAINING ITS LEAD IN LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY WORKERS' ABILITY TO ADAPT TO THE NEW ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT.

BY ALL

ALL.

HONG KONG'S AND IN THE

HONG

REFERRING TO THE CURRENT EMIGRATION TREND. HE SAID CONTINUED TO ENJOY ECONOMIC GROWTH AND GREATER PROSPERITY DESPITE EMIGRATION OF SOME 200.000 PEOPLE SINCE 1982.

KONG THE

"THOSE WHO ELECTED TO STAY. MOSTLY THE WORK CORNERSTONE OF OUR SOCIO-ECONOMIC STRUCTURE

FORCE, ARE THE AND THE MOST AND VALUABLE ASSETS HONG KONG CAN EXPECT TO POSSESS.

IMPORTANT

"

HE STRESSED.

ALSO OFFICIATING AT TODAY'S OPENING CEREMONY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND.

WAS THE

HAD FORCE, AS

MR HAMMOND POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG'S ECONOMIC SUCCESS BEEN BUILT ON THE HARD WORK AND VERSATILITY OF ITS WORK WELL AS THE DYNAMISM OF THE ENTREPRENEURS.

"IT IS ALSO DUE TO THE GOOD LABOUR MANAGEMENT HAVE PROVIDED THE NECESSARY CLIMATE FOR EACH HIS OR HER BEST TO THE SUCCESS OF THE BUSINESS,

"EVERY BUSINESS DECISION HAS A LABOUR RELATIONS ARE AN ESSENTIAL

HE SAID.

AND GOOD LABOUR BUSINESS SUCCESS,'

RELATIONS

EMPLOYEE ΤΟ

HE ADDED.

WHICH CONTRIBUTE

RELATIONS INGREDIENT

IMPLICATION FOR EVERY

MR

AS THE OLD DECADE DREW TO A CLOSE AND A NEW DECADE EMERGED, HAMMOND SAID IT WAS HIGH TIME TO CONSIDER WHAT OPPORTUNITIES LAY AHEAD IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND LABOUR RELATIONS.

PROBLEMS AND

"THIS IS WHY WE HAVE CHOSEN THE TITLE 'BUSINESS MANAGEMENT LABOUR RELATIONS IN THE 1990'S - NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES' THE THEME FOR THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE." HE SAID.

AND

AS

THE CONFERENCE HELD AT THE HONG KONG CONVENTION AND CENTRE HAS ATTRACTED ABOUT 900 PARTICIPANTS FROM VARIOUS INCLUDING ENTREPRENEURS, SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGERS, TRADE LEADERS, ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

EXHIBITION

SECTORS.

UNION

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