CO129-626-3 Labour Department- report to Labour Commissioner 1-3-1951 - 30-6-1952 — Page 10

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23.

Surveys

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There are a number of labour problems

about which so little is known that their importance cannot be adequately assessed. The only means of ascertaining relevant information would be by survey, and it is suggested that a member of the staff of the Department of Labour be made available for this purpose.

24.

Hong Kong Industries.

This section again stresses the point that too rapid a change in present employment practices would do more harm than good.

The next 12 paragraphs give brief notes

on the principal industries.

25.

Organisation and Staffing of the

Department of Labour.

This gives details of present staff and suggests additions to the Department, details are given in Appendix 13.

26.

27.

Programme of Action

This is defined in Appendix 14.

The report finishes with a Summary of

Recommendations.

Mr Foggon

Mr Parry.

P. Pettence t 22/5.

You will be interested to see Mr Houghton's report

halon Problems of H. Kong.

me the

It has not yet been decided how much publicity is to be gues to it

& He for's communts on the Report are still amsited,

Aro Petherick has made a hummary of the theport in her min

of 22/5 alme + I have sidelined in pencil various paras

which

of interest. A very full summary of the recommendations

is given in par 440

-m page 69.

Mr Houghton has now returned to the U.K. will le merculatule for consultation of required. As the Report is addsened to Me H.K. fort

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