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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1986

EPD CHIEF CALLS FOR IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS

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THE DIRECTOR OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT DR STUART REED, TODAY (TUESDAY) URGED TOXICOLOGISTS, EPIDEMIOLOGISTS AND MEDICS TO DEVELOP IMPROVED COMMUNICATIONS WITH ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGERS.

DR REED WAS SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION AND TOXICOLOGY WHICH IS ORGANISED BY THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE.

IN HIS KEYNOTE PRESENTATION ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND TOXICOLOGY, DR REED IDENTIFIED THE DIFFICULTY OF ANSWERING THE QUESTION +HOW MUCH POLLUTION IS TOO MUCH POLLUTION AS BEING PERHAPS THE MAJOR PROBLEM THAT HAS FACED PUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONS AROUND THE WORLD WHO WISHED TO SET UP SCHEMES FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT.

+QUITE SMALL DIFFERENCES IN THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION CAN LEAD TO SUBSTANTIAL IMPLICATIONS FOR BOTH PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENT AND COSTS,+ HE SAID.

HE ENCOURAGED THE PARTICIPANTS TO REDOUBLE THEIR EFFECTS, EACH IN THEIR OWN FIELD OF WORK, IN ORDER TO PROVIDE THE OBJECTIVE INFORMATION NEEDED ON +HOW MUCH POLLUTION IS TOO MUCH POLLUATION+ FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT SCHEMES SUCH AS THE ONE THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED IN HONG KONG.

THE THREE-DAY INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM WILL END ON THURSDAY.

GOOD LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ESSENTIAL

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GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN WORKERS AND MANAGEMENT ARE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS TO THE SUCCESS OF ANY BUSINESS ORGANISATION.

THIS WAS SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) BY A MEMBER OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD, DR LUI MING-WAH, AT THE OPENING OF A SYMPOSIUM ON LABOUR RELATIONS ORGANISED BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY.

HE SAID AT THE END OF MARCH THIS YEAR THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY COMPRISED SOME 1 100 FACTOR IES EMPLOYING 76 000 WORKERS.

IT WAS ALSO ONE OF THE LARGEST INDUSTRIES IN HONG KONG - SECOND ONLY TO THE TEXTILES AND CLOTHING WITH ITS +VALUE ADDED+ INCREASED FROM $5 BILLION IN 1981 TO $8 BILLION IN 1984.

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