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I am glad that the Governor has now taken this action, which was suggested at a meeting with Lord Shepherd which took place last October, when the point was made that, if the ordinary formalities had to be observed before any announcement could be made about prospective labour legislation, then the prevailing serious criticism of the
I think we should ask the Labour Department would remain/unneecssary. Governor to arrange that drafts of the legislation are sent to us as early as possible for consideration, since on some questions, notably industrial relations, the policy is still in a fluid state. I was not, for example, aware that the proposed Bill to deal with illegal strikes and lock-outs was intended as an answer to strikes and lock-outs in essential services "which are not in furtherance of a trade dispute". We shall need to look very carefully at what is proposed here.
2. As regards the Apprenticeship Bill, I had no time to discuss this while I was in Hong Kong, but the information given in the Executive Council Paper would suggest that a somewhat old-fashioned approach is under consideration and we should I think clarify what they have in mind as early as possible. Could we perhaps ask them now for an out- line of their policy in relation to apprenticeship? On the question of joint consultation referred to in the Governor's letter of 10 January, I recommended in my report that legislation should be avoided until there had been a broader acceptance of the principles of joint consultation (see paragraph 16 of my report).
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On the question of staff, about which the Governor has expressed some little disappointment, Mr. Goodwin, who is to help with legislation, will be leaving this country shortly, and we now have two excellent candidates whom we have under consideration for the industrial relations and joint consultation vacancy. I ought to say at this point that one of the stumbling blocks has been the salary offered and status. Mr. Goodwin has only reluctantly accepted the terms offered, and this was one of the prime reasons why we lost Mr. Hudson.
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