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6. I realise that in the circumstances of Hong Kong trade unions

are rather ineffective bodies; possible alternative machinery for

establishing more effective and productive relations between workers

and employers is under consideration.

Territories for whose labour conditions the Secretary of State

retains a direct responsibility

7.

The remaining territories for whose internal affairs (includ–

petams a

ing labour conditions) HMG le directly responsible are:-

British Solomon Islands Protectorate

Falkland Islands

Fiji

Gibraltar

Gilbert and Ellice Islands Colony

Hong Kong

St. Helena

Seychelles