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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1981

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YOUTH ORGANISATIONS TO DISCUSS CRIME

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YOUNG PEOPLE FROM YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG AND MEMBERS OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE WILL GET TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME TOMORROW (SATURDAY) TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON HOW BEST TO CO-OPERATE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CRIME.

THE INFORMAL GATHERING, TO BE HELD AT THE KAI TAK POLICE CLUB, IS JOINTLY ORGANISED BY THE GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SERVICES AND THE POLICE AS PART OF THIS YEAR'S FIGHT CRIME CAMPAIGN.

MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, WILL ADDRESS THE GROUPS. HE WILL THEN RECEIVE A CHEQUE FOR $15 000 FROM MR EDMOND CHAM, A SPONSOR OF THE FIGHT YOUTH CRIME SINGING COMPETITION, ON BEHALF OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE.

MR ALBERT AU, A SINGER, WILL PRESENT TO MR_CHEONG-LEEN WITH HIS LATEST RECORD WHICH INCLUDES THE FIGHT CRIME THEME SONG,

SOME 100 YOUNG PEOPLE FROM 10 YOUTH ORGANISATIONS IN HONG KONG, INCLUDING THE CIVIL AID SERVICES CORPS, AUXILIARY MEDICAL SERVICES, COMMUNITY YOUTH CLUB, HONG KONG SCOUT ASSOCIATION, ROAD SAFETY ASSOCIATION, HONG KONG GIRL GUIDES ASSOCIATION AND JUN FOR POLICE CALL, WILL TAKE PART IN THE GATHERING.

THE CEREMONY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY A BARBECUE.

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WORKERS' MEMBERS CHOSEN FOR LABOUR BOARD

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THREE EMPLOYEES' UNION MEMBERS WERE ELECTED TODAY (FRIDAY) AS EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES TO BE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR AS MEMBERS OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD FOR 1982.

THEY ARE MR POON CHI-CHING OF HONG KONG AND KOWLOON LITHOGRAPHIC WORKERS UNION, MR WONG WAI-HUNG OF ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT LAND AND ENGINEERING SURVEYING OFFICERS AND MR SZETO WAH OF HONG KONG PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS UNION.

THE ELECTION - HELD BY SECRET BALLOT AT THE SCHOOL HALL OF QUEEN'S COLLEGE, CAUSEWAY BAY - WAS SUPERVISED BY OFFICERS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

THE BOARD IS A NON-STATUTORY BODY WHICH ADVISES THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR ON LABOUR MATTERS, INCLUDING LEGISLATION AND INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. IT COMPRISES SIX EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES AND SIX EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES, WITH THE COMMISSIONER AS CHAIRMAN.

THREE OF THE EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES ARE ELECTED BY REGISTERED EMPLOYEES' UNIONS AND THE OTHER THREE ARE APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR.

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