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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1975
FRMER PAUL LEE WORKERS RE-EMPLOYED
BY NEW CONTRACTORS
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ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE FORMER WORKFORCE OF THE FAILED PAUL LEE ENGINEERING CO. LTD. HAVE BEEN RE-EMPLOYED BY THE NEW CONTRACTORS ENGAGED BY THE GOVERNMENT.
THEY WERE RE-HIRED FOLLOWING A REQUEST FROM SENIOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO THE NEW CONTRACTORS TO TAKE ON AS MANY OF THE EX-PAUL LEE WORKERS AS POSSIBLE.
WORK ON EIGHT FORMER PAUL LEE PROJECTS HAS BEEN STEADILY BUILDING UP OVER THE LAST TWO OR THREE WEEKS.
DURING THIS PERIOD, THE NEW CONTRACTORS HAVE HIRED 132 OR 32 PER CENT OF THE 412 WORKERS FORMERLY DIRECTLY EMPLOYED BY THE PAUL LEE COMPANY.
OFFICIALS OF BOTH THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT HAVE BEEN KEEPING IN CLOSE TOUCH WITH THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION ON THE PROJECTS.
THE GOVERNMENT RE-ENTERED THE SITES ON NOVEMBER 6 LAST YEAR, AND ARRANGED FOR A SPECIAL EX-GRATIA PAYMENT -- BELIEVED TO BE ABOUT $150,000 TO $200,000 - TO THE PAUL LEE COMPANY TO PAY ITS WORKERS BACK WAGES UP TO THAT DATE.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY THE RATE OF EMPLOYMENT OF EX-PAUL LEE WORKERS WAS EXPECTED TO BE STEPPED UP AS WORK ON THE PROJECTS ACCELERATED IN THE COMING WEEKS.
HE ADDED. OF COURSE, A NUMBER OF THE COMPANY'S FORMER EMPLOYEES HAVE PROBABLY FOUND OTHER JOBS IN THE MEANTIME.
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+HOWEVER, THE NEW CONTRACTORS MSIN CHONG, GAMMON, HARBOUR, PAUL Y, AND FOOK LEE RESPONDED ENCOURAGINGLY TO A REQUEST THAT THEY TAKE ON THE EX-LEE WORKERS WHERE POSSIBLE.
+THIS HAS BEEN REFLECTED IN THE FACT THAT IN A VERY SHORT SPACE OF TIME, NEARLY ONE THIRD OF THE COMPANY'S WORKFORCE IS BACK ON THE PROJECTS WITH THE NEW CONTRACTORS.+
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