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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1991

THAT

COMMUNICATION CHANNEL EACH CAN APPRECIATE THE

"WE MUST MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE A TWO-WAY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF BOTH PARTIES 80 OTHER'S POINT OF VIEW," HE SAID.

SIR WILLIAM POINTED OUT THAT HONG KONG MUST CONTINUE TO EXPAND ITS FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES IN ORDER TO CONTINUE TO THRIVE AND PROSPER.

"STAFF WILL NEED TO BE TRAINED AND RE-TRAINED IN ORDER TO ENSURE THAT SUFFICIENT PERSONNEL AND SKILLS ARE AVAILABLE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE FUTURE, TO COUNTERACT LABOUR SHORTAGES AND HELP

OVER DEVELOP EXISTING STAFF TO TAKE

POSITIONS,"

NOTED.

VACATED SENIOR

HE

HE TURNING TO THE INEVITABLE CHANGES AHEAD,

SAID THEY WOULD PREPARED GIVE RISE TO NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND THOSE WHO WERE

FOR SUCH AN OCCURRENCE WOULD BE REWARDED, WHILE THOSE WHO PROCRASTINATED AND VACILLATED WERE LIKELY TO FALL.

HE ADDED THAT THE CONFERENCE WHICH FOCUSED ON LABOUR RELATIONS IN HONG KONG'S CHANGING ECONOMIC SCENE PROVIDED A TIMELY OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE STRATEGY TO CATER FOR THE EXCITING FUTURE.

THE

ALSO SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE,

FRESH CHALLENGES COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, MR DARWIN CHEN, UNDERLINED TO BUSINESS MANAGERS, TRADE UNIONS AND LABOUR RELATIONS PRACTITIONERS POSED BY UNPRECEDENTED CHANGES ON THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FRONTS.

"LABOUR-MANAGEMENT CO-OPERATION HAS TO BE MAINTAINED AND

WITH THE FURTHER STRENGTHENED, AND IT IS ONLY

CONCERTED EFFORT OF

ΤΟ BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES THAT ENTERPRISES WILL BE ABLE POSITIVELY TO THE NEW CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, MR CHEN SAID.

ADJUST

LABOUR

то

TERMS AND

"TO FOSTER STRONGER AND MORE STABLE PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN AND MANAGEMENT, IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYERS

THE TAKE

ΤΟ INITIATIVE

WORK OUT MUTUALLY ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT WHICH SUIT THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES.

"BOTH EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES STAND TO GAIN FROM THIS CO-OPERATION, HE SAID.

KIND OF

MR CHEN STRESSED THAT SUFFICIENT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MANAGEMENT DEVELOPING HARMONIOUS RELATIONS.

AND

CONSULTATION AND THE WORKFORCE WERE VITAL IN

SENSE STRONGER

OF

"EMPLOYEES WITH A GREAT AUTONOMY IN DETERMINING THEIR QUALITY

ALSO THOSE OF WORKING LIFE ARE

WHO DISPLAY A BELONGING TO THE ENTERPRISE," HE SAID.

"IT IS ONLY LOGICAL THAT A SATISFIED WORKFORCE WILL GENERATE HIGHER PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFITABILITY," HE ADDED.

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