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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
DRAFT
LETTER
To:-
Top Secret.
Secret.
Confidential.
Restricted.
HONG KONG
Type 1 +
FROM
A L WOTTON
Telephone No. Ext.
Unclassified.
PRIVACY MARKING
In Confidence
TRADE UNION AFFAIRS IN HONG KONG
1
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Department HKIOD
Would you please refer to our telegram No 195 of 21 February about the meeting between Mr Clive
Jenkins and Mr Royle which took place on 20
February.
now inclos
2. I am forwarding a copy of the memorandum
I am worry
promised in paragraph 2 of the telegram, under the it was been detayle somewhat were.
reference. Mr Royle has written to Mr Jenkins
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saying that we will study his proposals carefully
and that in the meantime we are seeking the views
of the Hong Kong Government.
3.
George Foggon has made some preliminary comments
on Mr Jenkins' proposals, in particular drawing
attention to the recommendations he made in paragraph
7 of the report on his visit to Hong Kong in
December 1971. He has briefly summarised these
recommendations as follows:-
(a) The new Ordinance should provide a statutory
basis for conciliation and voluntary
(b)
arbitration and make provision for the
setting up, where appropriate, of Boards
of Inquiry in connection with trade disputes.
Improvements in industrial relations
machinery in theprincipal essential services.
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