TNAG-1607-FCO40-22122-Minutes-and-Hansards-of-the-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Kong-1987 — Page 70

Sir, in line with their rising level of education and social consciousness, workers in Hong Kong also cherish greater expectations in life and become more ready to come forward to defend their own rights. Moreover, with a liberal political system, our society is attaching greater and greater importance to democracy and justice. So how can we still maintain such outdated management methods? Modern management should therefore lay more emphasis on bilateral labour-management communication and take the

The role of unions more seriously in such communications. negotiation status of labour unions should also be recognised in labour disputes. The above measures not only help to prevent the occurrence and worsening of labour disputes, but would also strengthen the sense of belonging and involvement among workers and so stimulate their potentials. They are therefore, effective measures in improving labour productivity. Moreover, these measures require less resources than improvement measures on the technical and manpower side. By getting big returns with a small investment, it is certainly something worth going ahead!

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