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SUNDAY,

12. 1985

BOARD CHAIRMAN TO MEET THE PUBLIC

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FROM TOMORROW (MONDAY), THE NEWLY ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD, MR LAM HANG-FAI, WILL BE AVAILABLE AT HIS OFFICE ON WEEKDAYS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 PM, TO MEET MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DISTRICT BOARD SAID ANYONE WHO WISHES TO CALL ON MR LAM CAN EITHER COME TO HIS OFFICE, OR DIAL 3-418014 DURING THOSE HOURS,+

PROVIDED BY THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT OFFICE, MR LAM'S OFFICE IS LOCATED IN THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BRANCH OFFICES BUILDING IN TUNG YAN STREET.

+MESSAGES WILL ALSO BE TAKEN DOWN FOR MR LAM DURING OTHER HOURS IN THE DAY, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.

+APART FROM THE CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER WORKING OFFICE FOR KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS NEXT TO THE CHAIRMAN'S, HE SAID.

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THE TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE MEMBERS' WORKING OFFICE IS 3-898134, AND MESSAGES WILL ALSO BE TAKEN DOWN FOR BOARD MEMBERS.

VALUES, OBJECTS OF TRADE UNIONS SET OUT

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MANY PEOPLE DID NOT SEEM TO APPRECIATE THE VALUES AND OBJECTS OF TRADE UNIONS, THE REGISTRAR OF TRADE UNIONS, MR ALFRED CHAN, SAID TODAY (SUNDAY).

THIS WAS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS FOR THE LOW TRADE UNION MEMBERSHIP, WHICH HAD DECLINED FROM 415 038 IN 1977 TO 380 771 IN 1983, MR CHAN TOLD A TRADE UNION EDUCATION SEMINAR IN THE CITY HALL.

HOWEVER, RECENT INFORMATION SHOWED THAT UNION MEMBERSHIP BEGAN TO GROW AGAIN. THE TOTAL DECLARED MEMBERSHIP OF ALL TRADE UNIONS HAD INCREASED MODERATELY BY SOME 4 000 IN 1984.

FINANCIALLY, MR CHAN SAID, MOST TRADE UNIONS IN HONG KONG

WERE ALSO PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY.

THE AGGREGATED INCOME OF ALL TRADE UNIONS DOUBLED DURING THE LAST FIVE YEARS FROM SLIGHTLY BELOW $40 MILLION IN 1979 TO ABOUT $82 MILLION IN 1984. THIS REPRESENTS A GROWTH RATE OF ABOUT 15 PER CENT PER ANNUM.

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