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exemplify feelings by a personal scamble,
Perhaps more than for any other reason than 4 Mr. Gibson took the opportunity
of expressing to the Minister his
disappointment that during their visit
to Hong Kong they had unsuccessfully
asked the Commissioner of Labour that
Mr. Leong Fook Kee, the International
Textile and Garment Workers Federation's
representative in Hong Kong, should
be allowed to accompany them on their
factory visits. He explained the Depart-
ment's position in terms similar to
those described in para. 5 of your
telegram No. 889 of 28 November 1969,
but made no reference to the availability
to union representatives of a meeting
place referred to in the final sentence
of the paragraph.
9. On implementation of the scheme
of night work forem Lord Shepherd
said that it had been accepted only
V when he was satisfied that time ma
would work, and could properly be
enforced. He was satisfied that this
was the case; he had therefore agreed
with the proposal.
Nevertheless he
recognised that a strong factory inspector
ate was essential to improving working
conditions. It had therefore been a
agreed with the Hong Kong authorities,
to send a team of experts to the Colony
to look at the existing arrangements
and to advise on means of strengthening
them. He asked the trade union officials
to keep this information to themselves
because there had been no announcement
of the proposal in Hong Kong.
Apart from this he intended to
review the scheme for night work for