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Thursday, November 30, 1972

PAY DISPUTE SETTLED

With the help of the Labour Department, an amicable settlement

was reached in a labour dispute in the Winpull Fishing Accessories

Company Limited in Kwun Tong. The dispute arose over the retrenchment

of five workers employed by the company.

The agreement was reached at a joint meeting held in the

Labour Relations Service of the Labour Department on Tuesday (November 28).

Under the agreement, the workers received a sum of $9,145 including

severance pay and a pro-rata annual bonus.

Officers of the Labour Relations Service paid a visit to

the company on November 24 and conducted a total of three joint

meetings for the parties concerned.

Release time: 7.30 p.m.