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TO PRIORITY F C O TELNO 1111 OF 22ND NOVEMBER, 1972. INFO PRIORITY
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
LAST
REF
YOUR TELEGRAM 1924.
NEXT
REF.
QUESTION "HOW MANY TRADE UNIONISTS ARE PRESENTLY SERVING
ON LEGISLATIVE BODIES WITHIN HONG KONG: WILL (S. OF S.) LIST THE
BODIES CONCERNED AND THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HEMBERS OF EACH INDICATING
THE TRADE UNIONISTS SERVING ON EACH.''
2. NO TRADE UNIONISTS PRESENTLY SERVE ON THE EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE OR URBAN COUNCILS, THE THREE MAIN LEGISLATIVE BODIES IN HONG KONG. HOWEVER, HONG KONG IS RUN THROUGH A COMPLEX PATTERN OF
BOARDS,
COUNCILS AND COMMITTEES AND THOSE CONCERNED WITH INDUSTRIAL
EMPLOYEES HAVE TRADE UNIONIST MEMBERS. DETAILS ARE :
LABOUR ADVISORY BOARD
TOTAL
MEMBERSHIP
9
INDUSTRIAL TRAINING
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
HONG KONG PRODUCTIVITY
COUNCIL
TRÅDE
UNIONISTS
4
4
22
· 19
4
3. I SUGGEST A REPLY ON THE ABOVE LINES.
4. A SIMILAR QUESTION WAS ASKED IN MAY 1972 -YOUR TELEGRAM 361
AND MY TELEGRAM 393 REFER.
FCO PASS PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
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HK GOVT OFFICE 6 GRAFTON ST W1.
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