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WEDNESDAY, JULY 4, 1990

THE EMPLOYMENT "AS I SAID WHEN MOVING THE SECOND READING OF (AMENDMENT} (NO. 2) BILL 1990 LAST WEEK, THE AIM OF THE GOVERNMENT'S LABOUR POLICIES IS TO ACHIEVE A LEVEL OF STATUTORY PROTECTION FOR WORKFORCE BROADLY COMPARABLE TO THE BEST IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION.

THE

OUR

WITHIN THE PAST 12 MONTHS ALONE, WE HAVE EXTENDED THE SCOPE OF

OF PROTECTION

WAGES ON

FUND

SEVERANCE TO COVER INSOLVENCY

REGULAR PAYMENTS, WE HAVE AMENDED THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE TO PROTECT

A BILL THAT PART-TIME WORKERS, WE HAVE INTRODUCED INTO THIS COUNCIL WILL EXTEND PAID ANNUAL LEAVE FROM SEVEN TO 14 DAYS A YEAR.

BE

WOULD SUPERVISION OF A HIGHER

"I EXPECT THAT, DURING THE NEXT SESSION, THE GOVERNMENT

NEW INTRODUCING

PRUDENTIAL LEGISLATION FOR THE

AMENDING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE RETIREMENT SCHEMES, DEGREE OF SECURITY FOR SEVERANCE PAYMENT ENTITLEMENTS AGAINST THE RISK OF BUSINESS INSOLVENCIES.

AND

"I CAN ASSURE HONOURABLE MEMBERS THAT THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD

HE SAID. WILL PRESS AHEAD WITH FORESIGHT AND VIGOUR,

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HAD QUESTIONED MR YEUNG ALSO NOTED THAT THE HON TAM YIU-CHUNG

OPERATIVES ON THE GROUNDS THE NEED TO ALLOW FURTHER IMPORTATION OF

OF SURVEY

MARCH 1990 THAT THE GOVERNMENT'S

INDICATED SURPLUS OF MANPOWER AT THE LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL BY 1991.

MANPOWER

THE MANPOWER SURVEY "I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT DESIGNED TO HELP US ASSESS EDUCATIONAL AND TRAINING NEEDS; IT WAS AN EXERCISE TO PROJECT THE DEMAND FOR AND THE SUPPLY OF LABOUR.

A

WAS

NOT

THE

OF ABOUT 33,000 PEOPLE AT "IN OTHER WORDS, THE EXCESS

1991 MEANS THAT BY NEXT YEAR, LOWER SECONDARY EDUCATION LEVEL BY

IN ACTUAL EMPLOYMENT WHOSE JOBS THERE WILL BE ABOUT 33,000 PEOPLE

AND OF EDUCATION

HAD CALL FOR A HIGHER LEVEL ACTUALLY ACHIEVED WHEN THEY LEFT FORM 3.

TRAINING

THAN

THEY

THIS IS THAT THERE "THE OBVIOUS CONCLUSION TO BE DRAWN FROM

EDUCATION AND RE-TRAINING IN WILL BE A GREATER NEED FOR CONTINUING RESPECT TO WHICH WE HAVE THE HELP OF THE OPEN LEARNING THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL.

INSTITUTE AND

"IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IMPORTING EXPERIENCED RESULT IN THESE 33,000 PEOPLE BEING DISPLACED,

OPERATIVES WOULD

[

MR YEUNG SAID.

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