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TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1976

LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE +HOT-LINE+

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THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED THAT ITS LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE +HOT-LINE+ FOR URGENT CONSULTATIONS, AFTER OFFICE HOURS, HAS BEEN CHANGED. THE NEW NUMBER IS 5-764720.

THE CHANGE TOOK EFFECT WHEN MR. CHAN SIU-TUNG, SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER (LABOUR RELATIONS) TOOK OVER FROM MR. TO SAU-HONG, LABOUR OFFICER, WHO HAD DEALT WITH EMERGENCY EMPLOYER-EMPLOYEE MATTERS FROM HIS HOME IN THE PAST SEVEN MONTHS.

MR. TSUI TIM-FOOK, CHE IF LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE, SAID TODAY THAT MR. CHAN WOULD BE HAPPY TO HELP WITH URGENT CONSULTATIONS.

HE STRESSED THAT THE AFTER-HOURS SERVICE SHOULD BE USED ONLY FOR URGENT MATTERS.

+ORDINARY CONSULTATIONS SHOULD CONTINUE TO BE MADE THROUGH DISTRICT LABOUR RELATIONS OFFICES DURING NORMAL WORKING HOURS, + MR. TSUI SAID.

WATER CUT ***

WATER SUPPLY TO A NUMBER OF PREMISES IN WANCHAI WILL BE TURNED OFF FOR FIVE HOURS FROM 1 A.M. ON THURSDAY (JULY 8) TO ENABLE THE WATERWORKS OFFICE TO CARRY OUT A LEAKAGE TEST.

THE AREA AFFECTED IS BOUNDED BY MARSH ROAD, GLOUCESTER ROAD, PERCIVAL STREET, AND THE NORTH SIDE OF HENNESSY ROAD.

DURING THE SAME PERIOD, SALT WATER SUPPLY TO BLOCKS 34 53 OF THE TSZ WAN SHAN ESTATE WILL ALSO BE SUSPENDED TO ENABLE ANOTHER LEAKAGE TEST TO BE CARRIED OUT.

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