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FRICKICY HUNG HUNG FURLIGT AID COMCHMELIN OPTICE:
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YOUR TELEGRAM 428.
30 JUND 1970
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HONG KONG AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING COMPANY.
1970
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THE MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY HAVE TOLD THE COMMISSIONER OF
LABOUR IN CONFIDENCE THAT THEY HAVE REVIEWED AND DECIDED TO
MAINTAIN THEIR ORIGINAL DECISION NOT TO RECOGNIZE THE UNION.
THEY ALSO DECIDED NOT TO INFORM THE UNION OF THE RESULT OF THIS
REVIEW.
2.XRECOGNITIO
RECOGNITION OF A UNICH AS THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF
EXPLOYEES FOR NEGOTIATING PURPOSES IS NOT NORMAL PRACTICE IN
HONG KONG AND WE DO NOT KNOW OF ANY MANAGEMENT WHICH HAS
FORMALLY RECOGNIZED A TRADE UNION IS THIS WAY ALTHOUGH
SOME MANAGEMENT HAVE WORKING ARRANGEMENTS WITH UNIONS. FOR
YOUR INFORMATION A REQUEST BY THE MINISTRY OF PUBLIC BUILDING
AND WORKS LOCAL STAFF UNION IN HONG KONG TO THE DIRECTOR,
MINISTRY OF PUBLIC BUILDING AND WORKS, HONG KONG FOR FORMAL
RECOGNITION WAS ALSO UNSUCCESSFUL RECENTLY THOUGH IN REPLYING
THE DIRECTOR LEFT THE DOOR OPEN FOR THE MATTER TO BE FURTHER
CONSIDERED AT A LATER DATE **IF PRACTICE IN THE COLONY WERE
TO MOVE IN THIS DIRECTION' THIS, IN MY VIEW IS ABOUT THE FARTHEST
THAT ANY LOCAL MANAGEMENT WOULD BE PREPARED TO GO AT PRESENT.
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3. FURTHER DEVELOPMENT IN THE PRESENT CASE WILL DEPEND LARGELY
ON THE ADVICE GIVEN BY JENKINS AND GIBSON TO THE UNION. IN
MY OPINION THE BEST PROSPECT FOR A SCLUTION LIES IN PERSUADING
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