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LABOUR AFFAIRS
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A number of unions affiliated to the left wing Federation of Trade Unions, including some within the public utilities and Government service, have submitted claims for pay increases to keep up with
inflation.
20.
In the non-communist labour sphere, ground staff of Cathay Pacific Airways went on strike for three days over pay and conditions of service. The dispute was settled with the acceptance by the staff of a 13.5% pay increase and a 5% travel allowance. The Association of Government Land and Engineering Surveying Officers went on a one day strike ostensibly over an alleged adverse annual report on the Association's Chairman. This reflects some animosity on the part of the local staff towards more senior expatriate officers.
KMT
21.
In its search for ways of embarrassing the C.P.G., the local KMT Organisation decided to support the newly formed Hong Kong Association for Solidarity with the Chinese Democratic Movement (para 23). This took the form of the alumni association of a pro-KMT college pledging support for the Association's efforts for the release of the Guangdong dissident, WANG Xizhe. Apparently related to this are vague thoughts being entertained by a pro-KMT youth group, the Freedom Lai Chi Association, of sending a delegation to Guangzhou to investigate WANG's arrest.
22.
Although a refusal of the Wanderers' Association application for registration as a society has been confirmed by the Governor-in- Council (para 21 April 1981 Report) its "chairman", CHAU Hing-chuen, twice petitioned the US Consulate-General during the visit of the US
One Secretary of State in the name of the "Wanderers' Magazine." petition related to illegal immigration generally, the other to a specific case of imprisonment in China. Acting again in the name of the magazine, CHAU and a companion staged a protest during a commem- orative ceremony for the late Madam SOONG Chingling at the NCNA. men were arrested for disorderly conduct.
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