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MONDAY, APRIL 24, 1989
COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR VISITS JEWELLERY FACTORY
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, TODAY VISITED THE MERIT JEWELLERY MANUFACTORY LTD. IN TO KWA WAN, TO FAMILIARISE HIMSELF WITH LATEST DEVELOPMENTS.
(MONDAY) KOWLOON,
THE FACTORY IS ENGAGED MAINLY IN THE MANUFACTURING, EXPORTING AND RETAILING OF JEWELLERY PRODUCTS FOR BOTH LOCAL AND OVERSEAS MARKETS INCLUDING THE UNITED STATES, JAPAN AND EUROPE.
DIRECTOR,
MR
KONG,
MR
AND
AFTER BEING MET BY THE COMPANY'S FINANCIAL
THE CHRISTOPHER CHAN, AND
PERSONNEL MANAGER, MISS JULY HAMMOND WAS TAKEN TO SEE THE DESIGN SECTION, THE PRODUCTION LINES THE SHOW ROOMS.
HE ALSO TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO DISCUSS WITH THE MANAGEMENT THE LABOUR SHORTAGE ISSUE AND LABOUR LEGISLATION.
ON STAFF WELFARE,
ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES,
ON
MR
HAMMOND
WAS INTERESTED TO NOTE THAT TOP OF BASIC WAGES, WERE GIVEN YEAR-END PAYMENTS, ATTENDANCE BONUS, PERFORMANCE BONUS, DESIGN BONUS AND MARRIAGE LEAVE PAY AS ADDITIONAL INCENTIVES. THE COMPANY OPERATES A SUBSIDISED MEDICAL SCHEME AND A PROVIDENT FUND,
HE WAS TOLD THAT THESE FRINGE BENEFITS HAD CONTRIBUTED LOW TURNOVER RATE OF STAFF IN SPITE OF THE LABOUR SHORTAGE.
ALSO
TO THE
1988 SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
TODAY (MONDAY)
THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED THAT THE SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR 1988 HAS JUST COMMENCED.
ANNUALLY AND REPRESENTS PART CONTINUOUS PROGRAMME IN THE DEPARTMENT TO COLLECT ECONOMIC ON THE STRUCTURE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS HONG KONG.
THE SURVEY IS CONDUCTED
OF A STATISTICS
IN
SURVEY ARE
OBTAIN ΤΟ
UP-TO-DATE DATA THE AIMS OF THE EVALUATING THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE VARIOUS INDUSTRIAL SECTORS TO AND FOR ASCERTAINING THEIR GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, KONG'S STRUCTURE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND OUTPUT LEVELS.
FOR
HONG
COST
BOTH THE GOVERNMENT AND RESULTS OF THE SURVEY ARE USEFUL TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR IN FORMULATING POLICIES AND MAKING DECISIONS.
ROUND OF THE SURVEY, COVERING THE AND QUARRYING; AND ELECTRICITY, GAS AND WATER.
ABOUT 8,000 ESTABLISHMENTS WILL BE ENUMERATED
SECTORS
OF
IN THE PRESENT MANUFACTURING; MINING
/INFORMATION SOUGHT
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