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THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1984

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NINE NOMINATED FOR LABOUR BOARD ELECTION

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NINE CANDIDATES HAVE BEEN NOMINATED FOR ELECTION ON AUGUST 30 AS EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES TO THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD FOR THE 1985 - 1986 YEAR.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT SAID TODAY THAT LETTERS TO ALL REGISTERED EMPLOYEES' UNIONS WERE ISSUED ON JULY 12 INVITING THEM TO NOMINATE CANDIDATES.

AS NOMINATIONS CLOSED AT 5 PM TODAY (THURSDAY), THERE WERE ALTOGETHER NINE NOMINATIONS:

(1) MR WONG WAI-HUNG OF ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT LAND

AND ENGINEERING SURVEYING OFF ICERS

(2)

(3)

(4)

MR MAK HOJ-WAH OF HK SOCIAL WORKERS' GENERAL UNION

MR LUK TUNG-CHING OF HK CIVIL SERVANTS GENERAL UNION

MR LEUNG YING-TONG OF HK AND K ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY

EMPLOYEES' GENERAL UNION

(5) MR SEZTO WAH OF HK PROFESSIONAL TEACHERS' UNION

(6) MR TAM YIU-CHUNG OF HK AND K DEPARTMENTAL STORE WORKERS

ASSOCIATION

(7) MR LEE SHING-CHU OF HK STEVEDORES UNION (CHAP YIU)

(8)

MR LEUNG CHAU-TING OF ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENT CLERICAL

OFFICERS, CLERICAL ASSISTANTS AND OFFICE ASSISTANTS

(9) MR LEE KAI-MING OF HK STOREHOUSES AND TRANSPORTATION

STAFF ASSOCIATION.

OUT OF THE NINE CANDIDATES, FOUR WILL BE ELECTED TO BE EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD BY SECRET BALLOT ON AUGUST 30.

THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD IS A NON-STATUTORY BODY WHICH ADVISES THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR ON LABOUR MATTERS, INCLUDING LEGISLATION AND THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

THE BOARD COMPRISES SIX EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES AND SIX EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES WITH THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR AS CHAIRMAN,

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