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TO PRIORITY F.C.O TELNO.945 OF 31 JULY 78,
INFO PRIORITY HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.
LABOUR CONDITIONS IN HONG KONG.
1. WE HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE HONG KONG LONDON OFFICE A REPORT
OF A DEBATE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON 24 JULY ABOUT THE CUTLERY
INDUSTRY. ACCORDING TO THIS, MR CRYER (UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE, D. OF 1), IN ANSWER TO COMMENTS BY MR FLANNERY, SAID: "IT IS HARDLY FAIR COMPETITION FOR BRITISH WORKERS........WHEN PEOPLE
IN SUCH COUNTRIES AS KOREA AND HONG KONG ARE GROSSLY EXPLOITED, ALTHOUGH THAT WOULD NOT BE TRUE, FOR EXAMPLE, OF JAPAN'
2. THIS IS THE SORT OF REMARK WHICH IS LIKELY TO CAUSE
RESENTMENT IN HONG KONG.
FORTUNATELY, SO FAR, IT HAS NOT BEEN
PICKED UP BY THE LOCAL PRESS.
3. GRATEFUL TO KNOW WHETHER MR CRYER HAS BEEN CORRECTLY REPORTED
AND, IF SO, FOR ADVICE ON HOW TO RESPOND TO QUESTIONS (E.G IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL) ABOUT WHETHER HIS REMARKS REFLECT THE VIEWS
OF H.M.G.
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