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Tuesday, January 16, 1973

REGISTRATION OF TRADE UNIONS

There were 335 registered trade unions in Hong Kong at the end

of last year.

Of these, 277 were employees' unions,46 employers' unions and

12 mixed unions.

According to statistics issued by the Registrar of Trade Unions,

three employees' unions were removed from and one was added to the

register kept by the department during the last quarter of 1972.

The three trade unions removed from the register were the Hong

Kong Cross-Harbour Tunnel Workers General Union, the Society of Civil

Servants, Ministry of Defence Section, Hong Kong Branch, and the Association

of Government Supervisors and Radio Officers. The one added to the

register was the Hong Kong and Kowloon Electronics Industry Employees

General Union.

quarter.

Four applications for registration were also received during the

The Registrar reported that in the same period, 57 applications

for registration of alterations of rules by trade unions were approved

and four employees' unions and two employers' associations were warned for

failing to submit their applications for registration of alterations to

their rules within the statutory period of 30 days.

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