4 May 1978
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Mr Frank Hooley (Sheffield, Heeley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress is being made in the dispute between audio-typists and the Government of Hong Kong; whether an independent arbitrator has yet been appointed; if so, whom; and if he will make a statement.
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MR. EVAN LUARD
Nearly three quarters of the staff involved have accepted the Government's terms. No arbitrator has been appointed. My right hon Friend's officials remain in correspondence with the Hong Kong Government over the issues in dispute.
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