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The
Labour Department is the principal agency in the Hong
Kong Special Administrative Region Government responsible
for the execution and co-ordination of major labour administration
functions. For details of our structure and services,
please visit our website: http://www.labour.gov.hk/.
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Vision, Mission and Values
2.2 Our Vision
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To
be a leading labour administrator in the region—our
aim is to enhance the well-being of our workforce progressively
and promote the safety and health of those at work.
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| 2.3 Our Mission |
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- To
improve the utilisation of human resources by providing
a range of employment services to meet changes and needs
in the labour market;
- To
ensure that risks to people's safety and health at work
are properly managed by legislation, education and promotion;
- To
foster harmonious labour relations through promotion
of good employment practices and resolution of labour
disputes; and
- To
improve and safeguard employees' rights and benefits
in an equitable manner.
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| 2.4 Our Values |
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We
believe in:
- Professional
excellence
- Pro-activeness
- Premier
customer service
- Partnership
- Participation
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| Key Programme Areas |
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The
department has four key areas of work, namely, Labour
Relations, Safety and Health at Work, Employment Services,
and Employee Rights and Benefits. The objectives of these
areas are set out below:
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| Labour Relations |
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- To
foster and maintain harmonious employer and employee
relations in the non-government sector.
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| Safety and Health at Work |
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- To
help employers and employees control their risks at
work through legislation, education and promotion.
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| Employment Services |
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- To
provide free employment assistance and counselling services
to help job-seekers find suitable jobs and employers
fill their vacancies.
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| Employee Rights and Benefits
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To improve and safeguard the rights and benefits of
employees.
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Detailed functions and major activities of these programme
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| Central Support Services |
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The
Administration Division assumes the primary responsibility
for financial, personnel and general resources management.
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The
Information and Public Relations Division is responsible
for the department's overall strategy on publicity and
public relations. It explains the policy and work of the
department to the public through the extensive use of
the media, and co-ordinates the production of major departmental
publications.
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The
Development Division mainly oversees matters relating
to the application of International Labour Conventions,
participation in International Labour Organisation activities,
and liaison with labour administration counterparts of
the Mainland or other countries. Besides, the division
manages the departmental reference library, compiles labour
statistics, collects information pertaining to labour
administration and co-ordinates training activities for
staff of the Labour Administration Branch. In addition,
the division serves as the secretariat of the Labour Advisory
Board providing support services to the Board.
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The
Prosecutions Division and the Legal Services Division
help enforce relevant legislation by instituting prosecutions
against suspected offenders. Major statistics on prosecution
work are at Figure 2.1.
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The
Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre organises
and co-ordinates training and development activities for
staff of the Occupational Safety and Health Branch.
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Labour
Department's Directorate Officers and guest speakers
at the Mid-year Seminar 2004-2005 of Occupational
Safety and Health Branch. |
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The Information Technology Management Unit offers support
and advice to the development and management of information
technology (IT) services. |
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An
organisation chart of the department is set out at Figure
2.2.
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| Customer-oriented Services |
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Performance
standards and targets are laid down for a wide range of
services. A Customer Liaison Group has been formed to
collect feedback from users of the department's pledged
services. For details of our performance pledges, please
visit the following webpage: http://www.labour.gov.hk/eng/perform/content.htm.
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The
Customer Liaison Group meets. |
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| Advisory Boards and Committees
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Various advisory boards and committees provide expert advice
on labour matters and serve as useful forums for the department's
consultation work. The most important one is the Labour
Advisory Board (LAB) which is set up to advise the Permanent
Secretary for Economic Development and Labour (Labour) on
matters affecting labour, including legislation and Conventions
and Recommendations of the International Labour Organisation.
The terms of reference and composition of the LAB and its
membership for 2003-2004 are in Figure
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The
two-year term of the LAB expired by the end of 2004. An
election to return the employee representatives for the
new term of the LAB was held on 13 November 2004. Nine
candidates vied for five seats. Altogether, 334 registered
employee unions took part in the voting. The five newly-elected
employee representatives will serve the LAB from January
2005 to December 2006.
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The
Permanent Secretary for Economic Development and Labour
(Labour), also the Chairman of the LAB, Mr Matthew
Cheung Kin-chung (third from left), and newly-elected
employee representatives of the LAB. |
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