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WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990
THE EMPLOYMENT "AS I SAID WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF (AMENDMENT} (NO. 2) BILL 1990 LAST WEEK, THE AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT'S LABOUR POLICIES IS TO ACHIEVE A LEVEL OF STATUTORY PROTECTION FOR WORKFORCE BROADLY COMPARABLE TO THE BEST IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.
THE
OUR
WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ALONE, WE HAVE EXTENDED THE SCOPE OF
OF PROTECTION
WAGES ON
FUND
SEVERANCE TO COVER INSOLVENCY
REGULAR PAYMENTS, WE HAVE AMENDED THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE TO PROTECT
A BILL THAT PART-TIME WORKERS, WE HAVE INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNCIL WILL EXTEND PAID ANNUAL LEAVE FROM SEVEN TO 14 DAYS A YEAR.
BE
WOULD SUPERVISION OF A HIGHER
"I EXPECT THAT, DURING THE NEXT SESSION, THE GOVERNMENT
NEW INTRODUCING
PRUDENTIAL LEGISLATION FOR THE
AMENDING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE RETIREMENT SCHEMES, DEGREE OF SECURITY FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT ENTITLEMENTS AGAINST THE RISK OF BUSINESS INSOLVENCIES.
AND
"I CAN ASSURE HONOURABLE MEMBERS THAT THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD
HE SAID. WILL PRESS AHEAD WITH FORESIGHT AND VIGOUR,
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HAD QUESTIONED MR YEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG
OPERATIVES ON THE GROUNDS THE NEED TO ALLOW FURTHER IMPORTATION OF
OF SURVEY
MARCH 1990 THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S
INDICATED SURPLUS OF MANPOWER AT THE LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL BY 1991.
MANPOWER
THE MANPOWER SURVEY "I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT DESIGNED TO HELP US ASSESS EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING NEEDS; IT WAS AN EXERCISE TO PROJECT THE DEMAND FOR AND THE SUPPLY OF LABOUR.
A
WAS
NOT
THE
OF ABOUT 33,000 PEOPLE AT "IN OTHER WORDS, THE EXCESS
1991 MEANS THAT BY NEXT YEAR, LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL BY
IN ACTUAL EMPLOYMENT WHOSE JOBS THERE WILL BE ABOUT 33,000 PEOPLE
AND OF EDUCATION
HAD CALL FOR A HIGHER LEVEL ACTUALLY ACHIEVED WHEN THEY LEFT FORM 3.
TRAINING
THAN
THEY
THIS IS THAT THERE "THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION TO BE DRAWN FROM
EDUCATION AND RE-TRAINING IN WILL BE A GREATER NEED FOR CONTINUING RESPECT TO WHICH WE HAVE THE HELP OF THE OPEN LEARNING THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.
INSTITUTE AND
"IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IMPORTING EXPERIENCED RESULT IN THESE 33,000 PEOPLE BEING DISPLACED,
OPERATIVES WOULD
[
MR YEUNG SAID.
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