CO129-615-1 Labour Department- future development 13-6-1946 - 11-11-1947 — Page 57

State and the

Governor have asked that such

an officer should be

sent out at once.

Experience elsewhere, including Malaya,

has shown the great value of bringing in a

Trade Union Adviser at a very early stage in

Trade Union Development and

Have Kang of

an

as soon as

the presence in

experienced Advisor (who,

as Trade Vision Legislation is

enacted, could stress the legitimate objects of unions and the need for registration) would

be

valuarble in this respect as well as

in minimizing the danger of Unionant

being intilised

for their own

by Chinese political parties

purposes.

The Governor has proposed the appointment

of a Labour Officer on 3

purpose

years probation, for this

whose duties will be primarily

those of a Trade Union Adviser, and he

ammends that the salary offered should

administrative officer, namely

be that of au

£400 - £1200 plus residential allavance.

May

we

please

of this

the other posts.

QAA

have early approval

post, and I will apprach you about

on this establishment when we

have received details of the salaries,

Governor.

Yours sincerely,

from the

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