CO129-504-7 Illegal Strikes and Lock-outs Ordinance- 1927 21-3-1927 - 26-11-1927 — Page 14

Enclosure No. 2.

ATTORNEY GENERAL'S CHAMBERS,

Hong Kong,

#bff. .....8.th. Julx,.............192 7.

REPORT ON ORDINANCE No...10.....................of 192 7.

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1.

I have examined the accompanying Ordinance intituled an

Ordinance to declare and amend the law relating to illegal

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strikes and lock-outs, to amend the law relating to intimida-

tion and to breaches of contracts of service in certain

special cases, to promote the independence of trade unions

established within the Colony, and for purposes connected with

the aforesaid purposes, and I am of opinion that the Ordinance

is one which is not contrary to the Governor's instructions.

2.

The main object of this Ordinance is to arm the Colony

against strikes, like the general strikes of 1922 and 1925,

which are designed or calculated to coerce the Goverment by

inflicting hardship upon the community. It is also intended

to strengthen the law against intimidation, and to free Hong

Kong trade unions from the risk of being dominated by organiza-

tions outside the Colony.

It deals also with illegal

lock-outs. It is based chiefly on the Trade Disputes and