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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1990

IMPORTANCE OF GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS STRESSED

GOOD

LABOUR-MANAGEMENT RELATIONS NEED TO

BE CULTIVATED, DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED, THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR TONY HAMMOND, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

"THEY INVOLVE FAIR-MINDEDNESS, PATIENCE, SENSITIVITY AND UNDERSTANDING AND REQUIRE MUCH EFFORT AND INPUT FROM BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES, HE SAID.

MR HAMMOND WAS SPEAKING AT THE PRESENTATION CEREMONY OF A CERTIFICATE COURSE ON LABOUR RELATIONS AND LABOUR LEGISLATION ORGANISED JOINTLY FOR THE FOURTH TIME BY THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION.

THE

HE SAID THE COURSE, WHICH COVERED MAJOR PROVISIONS OF THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE AND SKILLS TO ENHANCE LABOUR-MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATION, WAS DESIGNED NOT ONLY TO PROVIDE PARTICIPANTS WITH

THE RIGHT ATTITUDE RELEVANT KNOWLEDGE, BUT ALSO TO INSTIL INTO THEM AND FRAME OF MIND TOWARDS LABOUR RELATIONS.

"GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS NOT ONLY HELP TO PREVENT LABOUR DISPUTES AND DISRUPTION OF WORK, THEY ALSO CONTRIBUTE SIGNIFICANTLY FOR BOTH TO HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND A BETTER QUALITY OF LIFE AT WORK EMPLOYERS AND STAFF, HE NOTED.

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"I REGARD THE MAINTENANCE OF GOOD LABOUR RELATIONS AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST PRIORITIES OF THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, HE STRESSED.

MR HAMMOND SAID THE DEPARTMENT HAD BEEN ABLE TO KEEP A FAIRLY PROMOTION, HARMONIOUS INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS SCENE OF HONG KONG THROUGH PUBLICITY AND EDUCATIONAL WORK,

AS WELL AS THE EFFORTS OF ITS CONCILIATION OFFICERS IN THE FIELD.

BEING A PLACE STOPPAGES IN THE

"OUR EFFORTS, TOGETHER WITH THE EFFORTS OF MANY GOOD EMPLOYERS AND WORKERS, HAVE WON FOR HONG KONG THE REPUTATION OF WITH ONE OF THE LOWEST RECORDS OF STRIKES AND WORK WORLD," HE SAID.

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SIX TRADERS FINED FOR USING INACCURATE INSTRUMENTS

THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT HAS SUCCESSFULLY PROSECUTED SIX TRADERS THIS MONTH FOR USING INACCURATE WEIGHING INSTRUMENTS.

FINES RANGING FROM $1,000 ΤΟ $7,500 WERE IMPOSED ON TRADERS, WHO INCLUDED THREE SCRAP DEALERS, A VEGETABLE HAWKER, A RETAILER AND A RESTAURANT OPERATOR.

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