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.Conclusions
17.
My conclusions are
(i)
Section 3 provisions for prohibiting
illegal strikes should be retained
for their deterrent value in present
circumstances, even though it is
questionable whether they could ever
be used in practice. Defects in
the proposed Hong Kong amendments to
this section will, however, need to
be remedied (paragraph 11 above).
(ii) The legislation should incorporate
(AmSections) povisions for
delaying strikas and ensembercar
certain essential features of the
model legislation (paragraph 10
above).
(iii) Because of these severe limitations
on the right to strike in the
essential services, particularly the
power of prohibition in Section 3,
there is a need to provide specific
machinery for the settlement of
genuine industrial disputes and
grievances in those services.
Hong Kong Department November, 1969