PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
8.8.
for WRITTEN answer on 31 Jy 1980
8 AUGUST
4
#кесто
The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by
14
kon 7.8.80.
@
CLAY WE NESDAY
303014
80
La
Mr Robert Parry (Liverpool, Scotland xchange): To ask the Lord rivy Seal, how many times health inspectors in Hong Kong have worked to rule or began sit-in action over the past year; and what action was taken by the Government. Mr Douglas Hurd
On two occasions in the past year, health inspectors have taken
industrial action. In November 1979, the action was called off
after six days following successful conciliation by management.
The second period of action lasted three weeks in June and July.
Following two meetings with the union representatives concerned,
management were unable to persuade the health inspectors to
resume duty. After giving due warning to the staff involved,
the Government suspended from duty without pay 314 health
inspectors. Two days later, the union held an extra-ordinary
general meeting and called off their industrial action.
618
DOUGLAS HURD