South Chind Morning Post
23.8.73 UPE
AND
MR
PENDRY
labour relations Laws to better
DISCUSS A POINT AT THE INTERVIEW. MR PRICE (LEFT)
Legislation
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discrimination in cmployment.
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be introduced
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Hongkong, by the end of this
year.
between
Deputy three man interview This emerged yesterday
Commissioner fog Labout, Mi Inn Price, visiting Labour Party MP, Mi Tom Pendry, and a
the
Mr Pove and Me Pendy both and they realised that Inbou a clatione in Honkong is 5.C.M.Post reporter.
MI during a
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Parliament, Pendry, an Opposition whip un
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agreed that labom reform was needed... and that ench was with
patpatus
proposals
pamund
British O'roWO the IE O convention ought Sand Mr Pendy: "I think
C'olemy and I think Hompkomp
in paper.
to be
"It i
is now moving towards this,
pop puntata Apanjeraju ta
workers
om dasid on prop
I to combuur and organe
n of nonjupadaj
suitno
be
to make it an offence
but aber there oppht to be a
for employers to discriminate,
Reference...........
Pendry to speak for Colony
By DAVID WATSON
The Visma Mente & Parliament Mr Tom Pendry, said lå night he will express the concert felt by many people here about the slow pace of bringing about a more just society, when he meets the Foreign and Commonwealth Secretary. Sir Alec Douglas-Home.
Mr Pedy, who lies out of the Colony today after a month-long visit said: "To my d Hongkong is entering into an extremely challenging decade. where second generation Chinese- and by that I mean Chinese refugees are not accepting some of the comensions in Hongkong as their forebears have dond
"They are going to challenge and question much more than their parents did.
"The challenge for the Government is to 21033 todate this desire in the form of meanga bett government assist in the democratic
structura evolvem
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The most important issue. he felt was the promotion of democratic trade unions.
"I think it is here that the area of conflict could be greatest in the years to with rising inflation and the desire of workers to improve living standards." he warned.
come
His other main concern is that in the Colony, one does not find people who consider themselves as "Hongkongese he explained
"There can be no identity unless people find they can have a part in the shaping of the society around them. They want to feel themselves proud”
Mr Pendry has already stated that he felt the Legislative Counch to undemocradan and that it should have some form of workers' representation. The Urban Council should also be extended he said.
"This plus trade union reform he stressed wi act as a recessary safey valve in the future, because Hongaong is the kind of society where tensions are aways just below the surface" MP added: "There & st
The
enough safety valves for people vent the views.
cf meam
He has already expressed these opinions to Government officials "Hongkong is fortunate in having 2 Governor such as Sir Mu: MacLehose who understands Chinese mentality much more perhaps other Governors Hengkong's future les ai people and the rat 1 terribly important"
-I don't think Hongkong about having an identing with the geographical probl so close to the People's China
But he said that unless Hongkong adopted a more approach towards relations "then they station devdoping
"I would be ignore the problems society here. It is so good 196′′ Elston and say
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It is now time to take stock of earlier mistakes said the Member Parliament.
of
He explained his report to Sir Alec Douglas-Home would be a “mixture” of assessments - both good and bad. "I give a balanced report, pointing out those things on the credit side housing the possibilities of ceelopments in industrial relations and the 10-year programme for leisure activities.
In his report he will mention:
new
The Godter affair, which he feels is the most immediate problem” and the need to bring the wanted ex- policeman back should be taken-up with someone of real authority.
• The real anxieties felt in Hongkong over the question of the Colony's resen es being deposited in Lezion
• The lack of progress in educational facilities and the limited opportunities available in Hongkong He for Chinese people
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under way to achieve this,
joint con
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He explained:
workers
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important, but I also believe
we should continue
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thunk of joint consultations in termin of
dopt leple to
methods
don't think we should try
terms of compulsion.
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1
but you can't muke it 'You can lead a horse in wate
He added, however: "At the moment we me looking at the whole
matter
dbærmination mewaires and 1
would
legislation on this.
hope
to prepare
"It will, in fact, bring, is inte
with
Laboni
the
Interuntional
which gives the right to organise collective Convention 28
bargaining.
Organisation
Concerning the problems of new legislation, My Price added: "i am not the master of my own home as repunds this, bat I'd certainly say that I hope by the end of the year to get this legislation against union discrimination through.
Both Mi
Price and Mi
mited be sera to be independent
of both employers and trade
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Hui He conceded; "You can have many hits of legislation i flymp around, lust you have to
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into dealing with
problems of this kind,”
He added: "It is
mistake, I
think, for unions to be political.
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sometimes the real or right become predominant, because when you get that
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"I believe workers should have their rights and employers should have their rights and there should be plenty of room for minboeuvres
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