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Thursday, October 19, 1972

LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD ELECTION

The Labour Department is to hold an election to choose two candidates

for nomination as workers' representatives to be appointed by the Governor

as members of the Labour Advisory Board for next year.

The election, to be held by secret ballot, will take place in

the Industrial Safety Training Centre of the Labour Department's Kowloon

Regional Office on the third floor of the Canton Road Government Offices

at 10 am, on Saturday.

All registered workers' trade unions are invited to take part in

the election.

The Secretary of the Board, Mrs. Soo Mok Sau-ha, said:

"Any

registered workers' trade union wishing to vote may send a representative

to attend the election,"

The representative must be in possession of a letter of authorisation

from the Executive Committee of his union and should also carry a copy

of a circular letter of October 10, 1972 from the Labour Department on the

subject.

Mrs. Soo said that 14 candidates have been nominated to stand for

election and a list of these candidates has been sent to all workers' trade

unions for information.

The Labour Advisory Board is composed of four employers' representatives

and four workers' representatives with the Commissioner of Labour as chairman.

Two of the workers' representatives are elected by registered trade

unions and two are selected for appointment by the Governor.

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