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The Labour Department is inviting employee unions registered under the Trade Unions Ordinance (TUO) to register as electors, appoint authorised representatives to vote and nominate candidates for the coming 2015-16 Labour Advisory Board (LAB) Election of Employee Representatives.
"Registration as electors, appointment of authorised representatives and nomination of candidates start today (October 3) and will close on October 27, 2014," 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, ending December 31, 2016, will be held at Mei Foo Community Hall, 1/F, Mei Foo Government Complex, on November 29 (Saturday) this year.
All employee unions registered under the TUO on or before today are eligible to nominate candidates to run for the election. Unions that have registered as electors in LAB elections held in 2006 or thereafter need not re-register as electors and can proceed to appoint authorised representatives directly to vote in the election.
"We have sent out today related forms and copies of the rules and procedures for the election to all employee unions with valid registration in the Labour Department's register of trade unions," 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 as employers' representatives. These associations 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 matters relating to the election can be made at 2852 4024.
The LAB is a tripartite consultative body comprising representatives of employees and employers to advise the Commissioner for Labour on labour matters. During their term of office, members of the LAB will also serve in the Standard Working Hours Committee as ex-officio members by virtue of their membership in the LAB.
Ends/Friday, October 3, 2014
Issued at HKT 15:00
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