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"ENLIGHTENED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES, AN UNDERSTANDING ATTITUDE, AND FAIR AND EFFECTIVE CHANNELS OF COMMUNICATION ARE ALWAYS MORE CONDUCIVE TO GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS THAN STICKING METICULOUSLY LETTER OF THE LAW, HE EXPLAINED.
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TO IMPROVE LABOUR RELATIONS, MR HAMMOND FELT THAT PROMOTIONAL WORK WAS AT LEAST AS IMPORTANT AS LABOUR LEGISLATION.
"OUR ACTIVITIES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN DIRECTED TOWARDS ENHANCING THE CONCEPT OF + TRIPARTITE CO-OPERATION' NAMELY CO-OPERATION THROUGH THE CONCERTED EFFORTS OF EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT,'
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"WE HOPE TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MORE TRIPARTITE COMMITTEES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES WHICH WILL BE ABLE TO TACKLE THEIR OWN PARTICULAR PROBLEMS.
"WE SHALL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THE SETTING UP OF MORE PROVIDENT FUNDS AND RETIREMENT SCHEMES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, AND ADVISE AND ASSIST INDIVIDUAL TRADES AND INDUSTRIES IN THE BETTER UTILISATION OF THEIR MANPOWER RESOURCES, MR HAMMOND SAID.
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ALSO SPEAKING AT THE SPRING RECEPTION WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS PROMOTION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, MR CHAN SUL-KAU.
MR CHAN AGREED THAT TRIPARTITE PARTICIPATION BY EMPLOYERS, EMPLOYEES AND THE GOVERNMENT WAS THE KEY ΤΟ SUCCESS IN PROMOTING HARMONIOUS LABOUR RELATIONS.
HE NOTED THAT EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES HAD BEEN POSITIVE AND CO- OPERATIVE IN PROMOTING THEIR COMMON INTERESTS.
"EMPLOYEES ARE BENT ON WORKING HARD IN CONTRIBUTING TO THE WEALTH OF SOCIETY, WHILE EMPLOYERS ARE ALSO WILLING TO LET THEIR EMPLOYEES SHARE THE FRUITS OF PROSPERITY, MR CHAN SAID.
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TEN QUESTIONS, FOUR BILLS ON LEGCO AGENDA
MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL QUESTIONS AND CONSIDER FOUR BILLS IN THE (WEDNESDAY).
WILL ASK A TOTAL OF 10 COUNCIL'S MEETING TOMORROW
THE HONG KONG COUNCIL FOR ACADEMIC ACCREDITATION BILL 1990 AND THE GAS SAFETY BILL 1990 WILL
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