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THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1976

THE NEXT TASK FOR THE CONCILIATOR WAS TO MAKE CLEAR TO BOTH PARTIES THE REAL REASONS FOR THE DISPUTE, TO FIND POINTS OF COMMON AGREEMENT. AND THEN TO PERSUADE THE PARTIES TO MEET . AND TO TALK SENSIBLY TO EACH OTHER.

THE COMMISSIONER SAID A CONCILIATOR USUALLY COULD ASSIST THE PARTIES TO MEET BY PERSUADING (NOT FORCING OR THREATENING) ONE SIDE OR THE OTHER, OR BOTH, TO GRANT CONCESSIONS.

+PUT IN A. NUTSHELL, THE CONCILIATOR DOES NOT HIMSELF ATTEMPT TO SETTLE THE DISPUTE HE ADVISES AND PERSUADES AN EMPLOYER AND HIS EMPLOYEES TO SETTLE WHAT IS THEIR PRIVATE DISPUTE. IT IS NOT THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT'S DISPUTE NOR IS

IT THE GOVERNMENT'S DISPUTE.+

MR. PRICE SAID THAT THE CONCILIATION TECHNIQUE WORKED REMARKABLY WELL.

→IN 1975 THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SETTLED 60 PER CENT OF ALL THE DISPUTES WHICH

IT HANDLED, AND BY SO DOING HELPED THE CLAIMANTS TO RECEIVE NEARLY $13 MILLION.+

OF THOSE CLAIMS NOT SETTLED BY THE SERVICE, A FEW WERE REFERRED TO THE DIRECTOR OF LEGAL AID FOR ASSISTANCE WHILE CLAIMANTS OF SOME 35 PER CENT OF CASES WERE REFERRED FOR A DECISION TO THE LABOUR TRIBUNAL, MR. PRICE SAID.

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TENANCY AGREEMENTS FOR TENDER ****

THE GOVERNMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR TENANCY AGREEMENTS ON THREE LOTS OF CROWN LAND IN CHA KWO LING ROAD, KOWLOON.

THE THREE LOTS, WITH A COMBINED AREA OF SOME 100,000 SQ. FT., HAVE ALL BEEN EARMARKED AS CARGO HANDLING AREAS.

FORMS OF TENDER, TENDER NOTICES AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, MURRAY BUILDING, 19TH FLOOR GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG AND THE CROWN LANDS AND SURVEY OFFICE, KOWLOON GOVERNMENT OFFICES, 405 NATHAN ROAD, 10TH FLOOR, KOWLOON. PLANS CAN ALSO BE INSPECTED THERE.

THE CLOSING DATE FOR ACCEPTING TENDERS IS 12 NOON, MAY 14, 1976.

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