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The Labour Department is inviting employee unions registered under the Trade Unions Ordinance (TUO) to register as electors and nominate candidates for the coming Labour Advisory Board (LAB) Election of Employee Representatives.
"Registration and nomination start today (October 18) and will close on November 5, 2012," a spokesperson for the department said.
The current term of the LAB will expire on December 31 this year. An election of five employee representatives to the LAB for its next two-year tenure will be held at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre on December 8 this year.
All employee unions registered under the TUO are eligible to nominate candidates to run for the election. In respect of registration as electors and appointment of authorised representatives, unions registered as electors in the elections in 2006, 2008 or 2010 need not re-register and can appoint authorised representatives directly.
"We have sent out related forms and copies of the rules and procedures for the election to the employee unions today," the spokesperson said.
Meanwhile, the department has invited five employer associations to nominate one representative each to sit for the next tenure of the LAB. They are the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong, the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong, the Federation of Hong Kong Industries and the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce.
Enquiries on all matters relating to the election can be made on 2852 4024.
The LAB is a tripartite consultative body comprising representatives of employees, employers and the Government to advise the Commissioner for Labour on labour matters.
Ends/Thursday, October 18, 2012
Issued at HKT 15:00
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