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Sir Daniel McGarvey
2. The Chairman paid tribute to Sir Daniel McGarvey, a member of the OTCC since 1973 and Chairman of the TUC General Council, who had died after a long illness three days previously. He felt sure that the members of the Committee would want to express sympathy. Mr Coates said that the CBI members would certainly associate themselves with this. Mr Jones, on behalf of the TUC, thanked the members. He knew that Sir Daniel had maintained a close interest in the work of the OLCC and in international trade union activity generally. He had been a member of the TUC delegation to South Africa in 1973 and was very interested in the development of trade unions of Black workpeople, a subject which was
a subject which was on the agenda for the current meeting.
Apologies for Absence
3. An apology for absence was received from Mr G F Smith.
Minutes of the Tenth Meeting
4. The minutes of the last meeting were confirmed as a true record. The Chairman pointed out that the major items discussed at the Tenth Meeting: Hong Kong, African trade unions in South Africa,
and developments in the ILO, were to be dealt with under the agenda for the present meeting.
Hong Kong : Professor Turner's Interim and Provisional Review of Labour Relations in the Colony.
5. The Chairman drew attention to a background paper on develop- ments in the labour and social fields circulated as OLCC (1977) iв. This paper described recently enacted legislation providing for an increase in the number of statutory paid holidays and weekly rest days; improvements in sick leave entitlement; the phased abolition of overtime worked by young persons; and measures to promote workers' safety. The current legislative programme of the Hong Kong Government also included proposals to increase severance allowance and to provide for one week's paid leave a year. These improvements reflected pressure from London and UK Ministers were insistent that the Hong Kong Government would continue to make improvements until a level of labour legislation had been reached which was at least broadly equivalent to the best in neighbouring Asian countries.
6. In referring to Professor Turner's interim report on the trade union and industrial relations situation in Hong Kong, the Chairman expressed the hope that the TUC and CBI would give their views on the points which Professor Turner should examine when undertaking the final phase of his review.
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