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I.

SECRET

HONG KONG

CIVIL AFFAIRS POLICY DIRECTIVES

LABOUR POLICY

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A Labour Department should be established at the earliest possible stage to deal with all labour matters and especially the organisation and conditions of labour required for military purposes and for essential civil needs.

II.

The Department should be under the direction of a

Controller of Labour who should be assisted by an Advisory

Committee representative of employers and workers.

III.

He should work in close consultation with the Immigration authorities to ensure that the flow of immigrant labour is regulated

with regard to the local conditions.

IV.

The legislation relating to factories and workshops particularly as affecting women and juveniles should be

strictly enforced, and, as soon as possible, health insurance and workmen's compensation schemes should be prepared and put into

operation.