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TUESDAY, JULY 5, 1988
"THIS INTERPRETATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BY LABOUR TRIBUNAL RULINGS IN THE PAST AND WAS ALSO CONFIRMED BY A HIGH COURT RULING ON JUNE 21, 1984," HE SAID.
"SO IN REPLY TO GENERAL ENQUIRIES, ADVICE BASED ON THE JUNE 1984 RIGH COURT DECISION HAS BEEN GIVEN BY LABOUR OFFICERS.
"BUT IN THE CASE OF AN ACTUAL DISPUTE, THE PARTIES WOULD NORMALLY BE REFERRED TO THE ORIGINAL TEXT OF THE LAW OR ASKED TO SEEK ADVICE FROM THEIR LAWYERS ON FINE POINTS OF LAW."
THE SPOKESMAN NOTED THAT THE PRESENT WORDING OF THE LAW 19 CAPABLE OF DIFFERENT INTERPRETATIONS AND THE SITUATION IS BY NO MEANS SATISFACTORY.
TO AVOID DISPUTES, PARTICULARLY IN TIMES OF SHORTAGE OF ORDERS, HE ADVISED MANAGEMENTS TO ADVISE BETTER MANPOWER PLANS 30 THAT AT LEAST 13 DAYS WORK CAN BE PROVIDED IN ANY PERIOD OF FOUR CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.
SEMINAR ON LABOUR INSPECTION OPENS
A THREE-DAY RESIDENTIAL SEMINAR ON PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES IN LABOUR INSPECTION CHINESE UNIVERSITY, SHA TIN, TODAY (TUESDAY).
IT IS ORGANISED JOINTLY BY THE ORGANISATION'S ASIAN REGIONAL PROJECT FOR
(ARPLA) AND THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT,
SELF-REGULATORY AND WAS OPENED AT THE
INTERNATIONAL LABOUR
LABOUR ADMINISTRATION
OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY WERE THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND; THE CHIEF TECHNICAL ADVISER OF ARPLA, MR A.N.A.H. SIDDIQUI; MR MUINUDDIN KHAN OF ARPLA IN BANGKOK; CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS, MR CHENG YIU-TONG; AND CHAIRMAN OF THE PUBLICITY PROGRAMME SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD'S INDUSTRIAL SAFETY AND HEALTH COMMITTEE, MR K.Y. TONGSON.
MORE THAN 70 PERSONNEL ENGAGED IN SAFETY AND HEALTH ACTIVITIES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND 10 FACTORY INSPECTORS OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT ARE TAKING PART.
THE SEMINAR
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