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MONDAY, MARCH 23, 1937

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JOINT COMMITTEE TO MEET

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THE JOINT URBAN-REGIONAL COUNCIL KEEP HONG KONG CLEAN STEERING COMMITTEE CHAIRED BY MR W.M. SULKE WILL MEET TOMORROW (TUESDAY).

THEY WILL DISCUSS AMONG OTHER THINGS THE INCLUSION OF THREE PROPOSED NEW MEMBERS.

NOTE TO EDITORS:

YOU ARE INVITED TO COVER THE MEETING WHICH BEGINS AT 2.30 PM IN COMMITTEE ROOM NO. 2, FOURTH FLOOR, URBAN COUNCIL CHAMBERS, EDINBURGH PLACE.

LOOKING AT CARGO HANDLING FACILITIES

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THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, VISITED THE HONGKONG INTERNATIONAL TERMINALS (HIT) IN KWAI CHÚNG THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

THE VISIT WAS THE SECOND IN A SERIES THIS YEAR TO ENABLE MR HAMMOND TO FAMILIARIES HIMSELF WITH LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE INDUSTRIAL AND LABOUR SCENE.

HE WAS GREETED ON ARRIVAL BY THE COMPANY'S GENERAL MANAGER (TERMINALS), MR CLIVE FLEGG, AND ADMINISTRATION MANAGER, MR PATRICK

LAM.

MR HAMMOND WAS TOLD THAT THE COMPANY PROVIDED A COMPLETE CONTAINER HANDLING SERVICE OF LOADING AND DISCHARGING CARGOES ROUND THE CLOCK,

AT PRESENT, IT OPERATES TWO CONTAINER TERMINAL BERTHS AND A NEW ONE COVERING AN AREA OF 29 HECTARES IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN 1989.

HE WAS LATER SHOWN AROUND THE COMPUTER CENTRE, THE CONTROL TOWER AND THE CONTAINER YARD.

DURING THE VISIT, MR HAMMOND ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH THE MANAGEMENT A NUMBER OF TOPICS INCLUDING SAFETY AT WORK WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN THE DAY-TO-DAY CONTAINER HANDLING ACTIVITIES AT THE TERMINAL BERTHS AND CONTAINER DEPOTS, LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS, LABOUR LEGISLATION AND STAFF WELFARE.

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