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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1988

THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD IS A NON-STATUTORY TRIPARTITE BODY RESPONSIBLE FOR ADVISING THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR ON LABOUR MATTERS, INCLUDING LEGISLATION AND THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

OF THE BOARD WILL BE

AS ANNOUNCED EARLIER, THE COMPOSITION CHANGED AS FROM THE NEW TERM OF OFFICE IN THAT THE NUMBER OF ELECTED EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES AND OF NOMINATED

EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES WILL EACH BE INCREASED FROM FOUR TO FIVE.

THE TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 12 MEMBERS WILL REMAIN UNCHANGED AND THE ADDITIONAL ELECTED/NOMINATED SEATS WILL BE OFF-SET BY THE REDUCTION OF ONE APPOINTED SEAT ON EACH SIDE.

THE EMPLOYERS' REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE NOMINATED RESPECTIVELY BY THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER ОГ COMMERCE, THE EMPLOYERS' FEDERATION OF HONG KONG, THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF HONG KONG, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES, AND THE CHINESE GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

CODE OF PRACTICE FOR LOADING VEHICLES PUBLISHED

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A CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE LOADING OF VEHICLES HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TO ADVISE GOODS VEHICLE OPERATORS AND DRIVERS ON HOW TO LOAD THEIR VEHICLES SAFELY.

"THE CODE IS TO ENSURE THAT OPERATORS OF GOODS VEHICLES ARE AWARE OF THEIR OBLIGATIONS WITH REGARD TO THE SAFE TRANSPORT OF GOODS

GUIDANCE

ΤΟ AS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW, AND ALSO TO PROVIDE

THE MOST APPROPRIATE MEANS OF ACHIEVING THIS, THE ACTING SENIOR ENGINEER OF THE DEPARTMENT'S ROAD SAFETY AND STANDARDS DIVISION, MR C.W. KWAN, SAID.

THE CODE IS PREPARED UNDER SECTION 109 (4) OF THE ROAD TRAFFIC

ORDINANCE.

A TOTAL OF 100,000 COPIES IN CHINESE AND 10,000 IN ENGLISH HAVE BEEN PRODUCED.

THEY WILL BE DISTRIBUTED FREE TO DRIVERS OF GOODS VEHICLES AND

IN PEOPLE

THE GOODS VEHICLE INDUSTRY, INCLUDING VEHICLE FLEET OPERATORS' ORGANISATIONS, DRIVERS' ASSOCIATIONS AND GOODS VEHICLE OWNERS.

/MR KWAN