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The Government today (December 24) announced the appointment of 12 members to the Labour Advisory Board (LAB) for a term of two years starting from next January.
The appointed members include five employee representatives elected by registered employee unions, namely:
Mr Leung Chau Ting
Ms Ng Wai Yee
Mr Chung Kwok Sing
Mr Lee Tak Ming
Mr Ng Chau Pei
and five employer representatives nominated by major employer associations, namely:
Mr Ho Sai Chu (representing the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce)
Dr Kim Mak Kin Wah (representing the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong)
Mr Stanley Lau Chin Ho (representing the Federation of Hong Kong Industries)
Mr Stanley Hui Hon Chung (representing the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce)
Mr Irons Sze (representing the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong)
Meanwhile, Mr Cheng Kai Ming and Mr Cheung Sing Hung are re-appointed on an ad personam basis as the employee member and employer member of the LAB respectively.
Mr Ng Chau Pei is a new member to the LAB while the others are incumbent members. Mr Ng is the Chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions.
The Commissioner for Labour and also chairman of the LAB, Mr Cheuk Wing Hing, welcomed the above appointments. He looked forward to working closely with the LAB members in the new term.
Mr Cheuk paid warm tribute to the outgoing member, employee representative Mr Tsui Sai Cheung, for his contribution to the LAB. "During his term of office, Mr Tsui offered constructive and valuable advice on a wide range of important labour issues. This helped the Government in formulating labour policies as well as introducing measures to foster harmonious labour relations and improve employees¡¯ rights and benefits," he said.
The LAB, comprising representatives of employees, employers and the Government, has been a high-level and representative tripartite consultative body on labour matters since 1946. It plays a key role in the formulation of labour laws and policies.
Ends/Friday, December 24, 2010
Issued at HKT 10:03
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