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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1985

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WAGE RISE ACCORD REACHED IN RATTAN TRADE

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WORKERS AND EMPLOYERS IN THE RATTAN TRADE HAVE ENTERED INTO A COLLECTIVE AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR A 10 PER CENT WAGE INCREASE FOR WORKERS FROM SEPTEMBER 1 THIS YEAR.

THE AGREEMENT, WITNESSED BY THE LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, WAS SIGNED BY THE HONG KONG AND KOWLOON CHINESE RATTAN WORKERS UNION AND THE HONG KONG RATTAN MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION AND THE CHINESE RATTAN TRADE MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.

CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER OF THE LABOUR RELATIONS DIVISION, MR DONALD CHAN, SAID THE AGREEMENT WAS YET ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WHICH WAS PRACTISED IN MANY TRADITIONAL TRADES IN HONG KONG.

HE SAID INDUSTRY-WIDE COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS SIGNIFIED THE TRUST AND CO-OPERATION BETWEEN EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS AND THE IR RESPECTIVE UNIONS,

+THEY ARE ALSO INDICATIVE OF THE GOOD COMMUNICATION PRACTICES AND HARMONIOUS LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS IN THE TRADES INVOLVED, + HE SAID.

TUEN MUN CAR PARKING SITE TO LET

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THE LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT TERM TENANCY OF A CAR PARKING SITE IN TUEN MUN.

MEASURING ABOUT 4 250 SQUARE METRES, THE SITE IS LOCATED AT CASTLE PEAK ROAD NEAR SAM SHING ESTATE.

THE TENANCY IS FOR ONE YEAR, RENEWABLE QUARTERLY. THE DEADLINE FOR ACCEPTANCE OF TENDERS IS NOON ON SEPTEMBER 27.

TENDER FORM, NOTICE AND CONDITIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM, AND A RELATED PLAN AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AT, THE LANDS DEPARTMENT, SURVEY DIVISION, MURRAY BUILDING, FIFTH FLOOR, GARDEN ROAD, HONG KONG DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, KOWLOON, YAU MA TEI CAR PARK BUILDING, 10TH FLOOR, 250 SHANGHAI STREET, KOWLOON- AND DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, TUEN MUN, TUEN MUN DISTRICT OFFICE BUILDING, 201 CASTLE PEAK ROAD, NEW TERRITORIES.

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