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basis for any such changes in wage rates to

be introduced by the Government of Hong Kong.

Thirdly, I was given an assurance that

the Commissioner of Labour would be keeping

to us.

a close watch on the extent to which over-

time is in fact worked, and will be reporting

His estimate is that the extended

overtime arrangements are unlikely tobe used

to any great extent in view of extra cost.

It is in any case the intention to bring the

maximum overtime limits back to 100 hours as

soon as possible after the transition period.

It is reassuring that the recent trend of

overtime has been downward.

$6. I hope that this further clarification

of our motives and objectives may be of some

reassurance to you. May I say in conclusion

how much I appreciate your writing to me as

you have done, since it has made it possible

for me to reply more fully than would have

been possible in the confines of q

Parliamentary Answer.

$20/2

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