Section 45 of the ordinance relates to trade union affiliation outside the Colony and such affiliation is subject to In the case of the other the consent of the Governor-in-Council. mentioned organizations (1.c. those not registered as trade unions) affiliation with international organizations is governed by Section 5 of the Societies Ordinance (Cap. 151). The Hong Kong Trades Union Council is at present affiliated to the I.C.F.T.U.
12 applications by local trade unions for affiliation with a trade union or other organization established outside the Colony have thus far been approved by the Governor-in-Council under Section 45 of the ordinance. No other application was under consideration at the end of the period under review.
In view of the provsisions in Section 45 and Part IX, this article has been declared applicable with the following modifications:
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The consent of the public authority is required for affiliation of trade unions with international organizations.
Federations of trade unions may be established only by registered trade unions engaged in the same trade or industry, and membership of federations of trade unions is restricted to registered trade unions engaged in the same trade or industry as the component trade unions comprising such trade union federations.
Article 6 (applied with modification)
Federations and confederations which are registered under the provisions of Part IX of the Trade Union Registration Ordinance have the same standing in law as other registered trade unions and
The modifications on Article 3 the same rights and liabilities. relating to primary trade unions apply also to federations of trade unions, except that the consent of the public authority is required for a person to be at the same time an officer of a trado union and an officer of a federation of which the union is a member only if he is not habitually engaged in a trade or occupation with which the union is directly concerned.
Article 7
Part VI of the Trade Union Registration Ordinance confers on organizations registered under the ordinance immunity from
Under section 13 actions of tort and acts in restraint of trade.
of the ordinance a registered trade union is given corporate status.
Article 8
As in the United Kingdom, trade unions, in common with other similar organizations and societies, have a general right to hold meetings of their members as they please provided these are properly conducted. With the existing exceptional circumstances of the Colony, it is, however, considered necessary to have certain powers to control strikes in public services where such strikes would endanger public health and safety. These powers are embodied in the Illegal Strikes and Lockouts Ordinance (Cap. 61), which has to be renewed annually by the Legislative Council of the Colony.
Article 9
Members of tho regular Armed Forces and of the Police Force are not allowed to join unions. Members of the Armed Forces arc governed by the regulations appropriate to their particular
/service;