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Tuesday, March 27, 1973

OFFICIAL MEMBERS TO SPEAK IN BUDGET DERATE

The Budget debate will be resumed in the Legislative Council tomorroW

(Wednesday) when eight Official Members will reply to points raised by the

Unofficials two weeks ago.

The order of speakers is as follows: the Hon. J. Canning, Dr. the

Hon. G.H. Choa, the Hon. D.H. Jordan, the Hon. Li Fook-kow, the Hon. I.M.

Lightbody, the Hon. J.J. Robson, the Colonial Secretary, and the Financial

Secretary.

The Appropriation Bill 1973 will be considered in committee stage

and given its third reading on Thursday.

WORKERS END STRIKE OVER PAY

A strike involving some 180 workers of the hand-tufting department

of the Hong Kong Carpet Manufacturer's Ltd. has now been amicably settled.

The strike, which began early this month, arose out of the workers'

demand for a wage increase.

Officers of the Labour Relations Service (Kowloon East) visited the

factory three times and subsequently conducted two conciliation meetings

between representatives of the workers and management.

Under the agreement reached, all workers of the factory will receive

a 15-per-cent wage increase, retrospective to March 1, 1973. The management

has also undertaken to review the incentive bonus scheme of the hand-tufting

department.

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