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NOTE OF A MEETING WITH UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS (UMELCO)
ON THURSDAY, 5 JUNE, 1969.
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Present:
The Rt. Hon. Lord Shepherd
Sir A. Rodrigues
Mr. J. Moreton
Sir Cho-yiu Kwan
Mr. C.H. Godden
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Mr. Fung Ping-fan Mr. S.S. Gordon
Mr. J.A.H. Saunders Mr. Tang Ping-yuan
Mr. Fung Hon-chu
Mr. Tse Yu-chuen
Mr. Woo Pak-chuen
Mr. Szeto Wai
Mr. W. Wong Sien-bing Mrs. EllenLi Shu-pui
Mr. W. Wang Tze-sam
Mr. H.J.C. Browne
Dr. Chung Sze-yuen
Mr. Lee Quo-wei
Mr. O. Cheung
Mr. T.K. Ann
Sir Albert Rodrigues raised the question of legislation in respect of night work for women. He suggested that the Commissioner of Labour should be free to exercise his discretion without reference to Whitehall.
Lord Shepherd said that he recognised that, in a changing world, it was necessary for Hong Kong to be flexible in approaching its problems. Personally he saw no objection in principle to what had been proposed provided the night work was voluntary and there were proper safeguards; but he thought there were others who might regard it as a retrogressive step. It was necessary, therefore, to look at the proposal in the light of labour legislation generally.
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