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FRIDAY, APRIL 17, 1992

NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM FACILITATES LABOUR ENQUIRIES * * * * *

SYSTEM THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT WILL INSTALL A NEW TELEPHONE

BRANCH OFFICES NEXT WEEK ΤΟ ITS 11 LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE (LRS) QUICKEN ANSWERS TO ENQUIRIES ON LABOUR RELATIONS MATTERS.

AT

THE NEW SYSTEM WILL LINK UP THE ENQUIRY TELEPHONE LINES OF LRS BRANCH OFFICES.

ALL

GET THROUGH THE LINE "IF A CALLER CANNOT

OF A PARTICULAR BE TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER AVAILABLE OFFICE, HE WILL AUTOMATICALLY OFFICE, CHIEF LABOUR OFFICER MR JAMES YEUNG EXPLAINED.

..

REPEATEDLY CALLING "THIS WILL SAVE AN ENQUIRER THE TROUBLE OF

ENABLE HIM TO BE ANSWERED WITHIN THE AN ENGAGED NUMBER AND WILL SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME, MR YEUNG ADDED.

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11 LRS BRANCH OFFICES,

A SET OF NEW ENQUIRY NUMBERS FOR THE WHICH WILL COME INTO USE NEXT TUESDAY (APRIL 21), IS LISTED BELOW:

OFFICE

NEW NUMBER

HONG KONG EAST

HONG KONG WEST

92 227 003.

92 226 003

KOWLOON EAST

92 276 003

KOWLOON WEST

92 287 003

KOWLOON SOUTH

92 286 003

KWUN TONG

92 277 003

TSUEN WAN

92 203 003

KWAI CHUNG

92 202 003

TUEN MUN

92 206 003

TAI PO

92 293 003

SHA TIN

92 294 003

AND EMPLOYEES ON ALL ASPECTS

THE LABOUR RELATIONS SERVICE GIVES

LABOUR OF

THEIR

ADVICE TO BOTH EMPLOYERS RELATIONS, INCLUDING RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE EMPLOYMENT ORDINANCE.

THE SERVICE ALSO ASSISTS EMPLOYEES WHO ARE OWED WAGES OR RELATED BENEFITS IN PURSUING THEIR CLAIMS,

OTHER

/IN ADDITION