CONFIDENTIAL
OUTWARD TELEGRAM
FROM THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
TO HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
Cypher
HWD 18/6
Sent 19th May, 1967
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CONFIDENTIAL
No. 963
Following Parliamentary Question by Mr. Ernest Thornton is for written reply on 31st May:
"What are the normal working hours per day and per week for adult males, for women and young persons, at the Kowloon plastic factory where the lock-out of workers led recently to violent disorder?"
Presum-
2. Grateful for material for reply. ably it would not be possible to state that the dispute had nothing to do with hours of work?
Distribution:
H.K. W.I.D. 'C' I.G.D.
Officer in Charge of Parliamentary and
Cermonial Duties
Foreign Office
Mr. Foggon
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