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MONDAY, JANUARY 13, 1992

SAVINGS IDENTIFIED INCLUDED THE DELETION OF 65 POSTS, MAINLY FROM THE TRAINING RESERVE, AND A SIGNIFICANT CUT IN RECRUITMENT FUNDS.

FURTHERMORE, THE DEPARTMENT IS NOW CONDUCTING AN INTERNAL

REVIEW TO IDENTIFY FURTHER SAVINGS.

REVIEWING THE PAST YEAR, MR MCCOSH SAID 1991 HAD REEN A VERY DEMANDING AND DIFFICULT YEAR.

THE TWO MAIN PROBLEMS CONFRONTING THE DEPARTMENT WERE OVERCROWDING IN THE PENAL INSTITUTIONS AND DETENTION CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS.

AS REGARDS OVERCROWDING, MR MCCOSH SAID IN JANUARY THIS YEAR THE PENAL POPULATION, STANDING AT 11,437, WAS 24 PER CENT OVER CERTIFIED ACCOMMODATION.

THIS COMPARES WITH 12,632 OR 40 PER CENT OVERCROWDING IN JANUARY LAST YEAR.

TURNING TO THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS, MR MCCOSH SAID VIOLENCE IN DETENTION CENTRES REMAINED AN AREA OF CONCERN.

HE STRESSED HOWEVER THAT THE MAJORITY RESIDENTS AN THE CENTRES ARE LAW-ABIDING AND THAT THE SITUATION IS LARGELY UNDER CONTROL.

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LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD DEFERS DISCUSSION ON COMPENSATION SCHEME

DEFERRED

THE LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD TODAY (MONDAY) ON A PROPOSAL FOR A REVISED COMPENSATION SCHEME FOR WORKERS FROM PNEUMOCONIOSIS AND THEIR FAMILIES.

DISCUSSION

SUFFERING

THE DEFERMENT WAS MADE AT REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD.

THE REQUEST OF

EMPLOYERS'

AS EMPLOYEES' REPRESENTATIVES ON THE BOARD WERE THE MEETING, IT WAS FELT THAT THEIR COMMENTS ON SHOULD BE SOUGHT TO TAKE ACCOUNT OF THE INTEREST OF WORKERS.

ABSENT FROM THE PROPOSED SCHEME THE AFFECTED

ALSO, DISCUSSION WAS DEFERRED ON A PROGRESS

REPORT ON LABOUR

LEGISLATION.

THE

IN

LABOUR

TODAY'S MEETING NOTED A REPORT ON HONG KONG'S PARTICIPATION 11TH ASIAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION IN BANGKOK FROM NOVEMBER 25 TO DECEMBER 2 LAST YEAR.

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