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TO PRIORITY HONG KONG TELNO 679 OF 5 SEPT 75.
10 SEP 1975
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FOR PRICE, LABOUR COMMISSIONER FROM OLA.
1. WE HAVE JUST LEARNED THAT A BRITISH TRADE UNION DELEGATION WILL BE VISITING HONG KONG EN ROUTE HOME FROM AN INTERNATIONAL TEXTILE LEATHER AND GARMENT WORKERS FEDERATION CONFERENCE IN
TOKYO.
2. THE PARTY WILL CONSIST OF HAROLD L GIBSON, GENERAL SECRETARY NATIONAL UNION OF HOSIERY AND KNITWEAR WORKERS,
JACK MACGOUGAN, GENERAL SECRETARY NATIONAL UNION OF
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TAILORS AND GARMENT WORKERS AND A MEMBER OF TUC'S GENERAL COUNCIL, FRED DYSON, GENERAL SECRETARY NATIONAL UNION OF DYERS BLEACHERS
AND TEXTILE WORKERS AND A NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER OF THE TUC'S
GENERAL COUNCIL,
H COMERFORD NATIONAL UNION OF FOOTWEAR LEATHER AND ALLIED
TRADES.
2. THE PARTY PLANS TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG ON TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER,
3. GIBSON HAS SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO CALL ON YOU. HE IS
A GOOD CONTACT OF OURS AND LIKE COMERFORD STOOD (UNSUCCE FOR ELECTION TO THE TUC'S GENERAL COUNCIL THIS WEEK.
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