9. Professor Turner's terms of reference were to study and describe labour relations and to identify any impediments to the development of effective trades unions, employees' organisations and collective bargaining which made no firm recommendation. He completed an interim study at the end of 1976 and hopes to have the final report ready by this summer. The Hong Kong Government hope that this report will provide advice on the establishment of proper negotiating machinery to enable them to resolve disputes such as this present one with the shorthand and audio typists.
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