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(7) IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE ACTIONS THE HONG KONG GOVERN-
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(8) WF HE WILL DETAIL THE COMPARATIVE INCOMES AND SOCIAL BENEFITS OF 214
WORKERS IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG, TAIWAN, SINGAP- CRE, JAPAN, THE PHILIPPINES AND SOUTH KOREA,
2. GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION/ADVICE ON WHICH TO BASE REPLIES TO QUESTIONS NOS 1 (AS IT AFFECTS HONG KONG), 2, 3, 4, 6, 7 AND SO FAR AS POSSIBLE, 8. THE LAST OCCASION ON WHICH YOU APPEAR TO HAVE PROVIDED COMPARATIVE WAGE RATES IN MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN CONN- ECTION WITH A P.Q. WAS IN YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1037 OF 20 OCTOBER 1975.
3. WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DRAFT REPLY TO NO 5:-
QUOTE HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT VERY MUCH WELCOME THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S PLANS FOR FURTHER PROGRESS IN SOCIAL, LABOUR AND ALLIED FIELDS IN HONG KONG, AS SET OUT BY THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG IN HIS STATEMENT TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 6 OCTOBER UNQUOTE.
4. WITH APOLOGIES; GRATEFUL FOR REPLY BY 151000Z. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR TELEGRAMS NOS 1126, 1128 AND 1129 ON MR PARRY'S AND MR HOOLEY'S P.Q.'S.
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