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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1988

PERSONNEL

POLICIES

AND

HARMONIOUS

LABOUR POSITIVELY

ENLIGHTENED RELATIONS WERE BENEFICIAL IN ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEES TO WORK AND ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF THE PRODUCTS AS WELL AS THE SERVICES.

"THE PROFITS OF THE COMPANIES MAY THUS BE INCREASED; THEREFORE,

WELFARE, HOLIDAYS

IMPROVEMENTS IN EMPLOYEE INVESTMENTS WITH RETURN.

AND

WORKING HOURS

ARE

PRODUCTION "THIS IS A NEW DEMAND IN THE NEW STAGE IN WHICH OUR

IMPORTANCE WHILE QUALITY PRINCIPLE SHIFTS FROM 'QUANTITY IS OF MOST

IMPORTANCE',' IS OF THE LEAST' TO 'QUANTITY AND QUALITY ARE OF EQUAL MR LEE ADDED.

MARKED COMMISSIONER FOR RELATIONS '88

ALSO OFFICIATING AT THE OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE WHICH

'88 RELATIONS

THE WERE LABOUR THE LAUNCHING OF LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LABOUR ORGANISING COMMITTEE, MR CHAN SUI-KAU.

KONG WHICH WAS IN HIS WELCOMING SPEECH, MR HAMMOND SAID HONG

THE ENJOYING A VERY HARMONIOUS STATE OF LABOUR RELATIONS, HAD ONE OF

DUB ΤΟ STRIKES AND WORK WORLD'S LOWEST RATES OF WORKING DAYS LOST STOPPAGES.

BELOW

DAYS WERE LOST AS A "INDEED, LAST YEAR, ONLY 2,773 WORKING RESULT OF INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES, WHICH WAS A FIGURE SUBSTANTIALLY THE AVERAGE IN MOST INDUSTRIALISED COUNTRIES,

I

HE SAID.

THE SITUATION

BECAUSE I IN THE HONG

"HOWEVER, I AM NOT COMPLACENT ABOUT RECOGNISE THAT THERE IS STILL MUCH ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT KONG LABOUR RELATIONS SCENE.'

MR HAMMOND TOLD THE GATHERING THAT A POSITIVE LABOUR

THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION CLIMATE RELIED HEAVILY ON WORKERS AND THE GOVERNMENT.

OF

RELATIONS EMPLOYERS,

LABOUR

JOINTLY IS 88 RELATIONS RELATIONS PROMOTION SUB-COMMITTEE OF THE THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT.

ORGANISED

BY

THE LABOUR

LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD AND

OF

IMPORTANCE

SUCCESS

OF

PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE IT IS AIMED AT AROUSING

EXPERIENCES SHARING OF GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS;

CREATING COMPANIES WHICH PRACTISE ENLIGHTENED PERSONNEL POLICIES; AND

MANAGERS AND TRADE UNION OPPORTUNITIES FOR EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES,

MEET AND EXCHANGE LEADERS, AND ACADEMICS AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO VIEWS AND EXPERIENCES.

AND PROJECTS,

JOINT ORGANISATION THE "THROUGH

HOPE TO PARTICIPATION IN THE VARIOUS ACTIVITIES AND COMPETITIONS, WE

WHICH WILL IN ACHIEVE BETTER MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND GREATER TRUST,

CO-OPERATION IN THE FUTURE, TURN PAVE THE WAY FOR EVEN CLOSER ADDED.

OF

THESE

+

HE

/MR CHAN