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ON

1

MONDAY, APRIL 17, 1989

NEW TO FURTHER IMPROVE THE DEFINITION, IT IS PROPOSED TO ADD A

BE TAKEN TO BE PROVISION TO THE EFFECT THAT AN EMPLOYEE SHALL ALSO EMPLOYER HIS

AMOUNTS TO MORE OF NORMAL WORKING DAYS IN ANY

LAID OFF IF NON-PROVISION OF WORK BY THAN ONE-THIRD OF THE TOTAL NUMBER PERIOD OF 26 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS.

MEMBERS

BE SHOULD

PREVENT PAYING

A DEGREE FOR CATER

WERE

THAT TOLD

THIS

ΤΟ ABLE UNSCRUPULOUS EMPLOYERS FROM ABUSING THE LAW IN ORDER TO AVOID SEVERANCE PAY AND AT THE SAME TIME IT SHOULD GIVE EMPLOYERS OF FLEXIBILITY

OPERATIONAL ARRANGEMENT TO

IN MAKING TEMPORARY SHORTAGE OF WORK.

MOST EMPLOYER MEMBERS SUPPORTED IN PRINCIPLE THE PROPOSAL WHILE WEEKS AS тоо EMPLOYEE MEMBERS CONSIDERED THE REFERENCE PERIOD OF 26 LONG AND THAT IT SHOULD BE SHORTENED.

AFTER DISCUSSIONS, THE BOARD AGREED

LIGHT

OF

THAT THE 26-WEEK PERIOD BE REVIEWED ON EXPERIENCE AMENDMENT

COULD BE TAKEN AS A STARTING POINT AND THAT IT WOULD

OF

CHANGES ECONOMIC

AND THE BASIS

THE IN GAINED. THIS WILL BE CARRIED OUT ONE YEAR AFTER THE PROPOSED HAS BEEN ENACTED.

TRIPARTITE DURING THE MEETING, THE BOARD ALSO AGREED TO SEND A

SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOUR DELEGATION TO ATTEND THE 76TH CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN GENEVA IN JUNE THIS YEAR.

KONG DELEGATION WOULD IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE HONG

COMPRISE MR A.E. GAZELEY THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR HAROLD KWOK; REPRESENTING EMPLOYERS: AND MISS LI FUNG-YING REPRESENTING EMPLOYEES.

HAMMOND, ON

OF

MEMBERS WERE ALSO BRIEFED BY THE CHAIRMAN, MR TONY THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY ON IMPORTATION OF SKILLED LABOUR. A NUMBER

THE SUBJECT AND WILL BE USEFUL VIEWS WERE EXPRESSED BY MEMBERS ON PASSED ON TO THE GOVERNMENT.

LADY WILSON OPENS ESF ART EXHIBITION

EDUCATORS HAVE TO ENSURE THAT A BALANCED AND WIDE CURRICULUM IS PROVIDED FOR PUPILS, LADY WILSON SAID TODAY (MONDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE OPENING CEREMONY OF THE ENGLISH SCHOOLS

(ESF) THIRD ART EXHIBITION, SHE FOUNDATION

NOTED THAT IN HIGHLY LEAD COMPETITIVE, RESULT-ORIENTED COMMUNITIES, SOCIAL PRESSURES COULD SCHOOLS TO EMPHASISE ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AND SUCCESS IN SUBJECTS SUCH AS SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS, WHICH HAD A DIRECT APPLICATION IN INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE.

"IMPORTANT THOUGH

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