TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1990
"I A. REALLY DELIGHTED THAT OHOI HAS GONE AHEAD WITH PLANS ΤΟ ESTABLISH AN OFFICE IN HONG KONG.
"I WELCOME THE DECISION, JUST
AS I AM SURE THE HONG KONG BUSINESS COMMUNITY
BECAUSE IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY MEAN GREATER BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FOR BOTH HONG KONG AND OHIO," HE SAID.
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"IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HONG KONG TO DEVELOP ITS TIES WITH VERY IMPORTANT AND PROSPEROUS MID-WEST AMERICAN STATE," MR MCGLYNN ADDED.
THE OHIO OFFICE IN HONG KONG WILL BE CHUNG-MIN, AN OHIO CITIZEN WHO IS AN EXPERT IN ASIAN AFFAIRS AND WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY SERVED AS NUMBER OF OHIO TRADE MISSIONS TO ASIA.
HEADED BY MR CHEN EAST AND SOUTHEAST CONSULTANT FOR A
MR CHEN IS ALSO FAMILIAR WITH HONG KONG HAVING NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.
BEEN THERE ON
LABOUR RELATIONS SITUATION REMAINS HEALTHY
THE LABOUR RELATIONS SITUATION IN HONG KONG HAS IN GENERAL REMAINED HEALTHY, DESPITE A FEW LABOUR DISPUTES LAST YEAR, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
MR HAMMOND MAINTAINED THAT THE SPIRIT OF CO-OPERATION, COMPROMISE AND MUTUAL TRUST BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES WAS STILL PREVALENT IN MOST WORK SITUATIONS.
HE TOLD ABOUT 600 EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES REPRESENTATIVES AT A SPRING RECEPTION THAT THE NUMBER OF WORK STOPPAGES AND WORKING DAYS LOST DUE TO STRIKES WERE VERY LOW BY WORLD STANDARDS.
THE RECEPTION WAS HOSTED JOINTLY BY THE LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE LABOUR RELATIONS PROMOTION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD.
MR HAMMOND WAS ALSO CONFIDENT THAT THE HARMONIOUS ATMOSPHERE ON THE LABOUR SCENE WOULD CONTINUE THROUGH THE CURRENT YEAR AND BEYOND.
NOTING THE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS MADE LAST YEAR IN THE FIELD OF LABOUR LEGISLATION, HE SAID THE LAWS ONLY PROVIDED FOR THE MINIMUM STANDARDS THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWED.
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IN HANDLING MATTERS INVOLVING HUMAN RELATIONS, IT WOULD BE COUNTER-PRODUCTIVE TO BECOME TOO LEGALISTIC," HE ADDED.
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