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segment,

into

The unions

are organised

two political groups (This decisión

bemnej reflected in the organcications representing

workers

in each industry)

Pekmę

communist

and

Peking - controlled unions

in the Federation

and K.M.T.-dominated unions

in the Trades Union Commil.

Dwided politically

9 Trade Unions

and further separated by differences in chalect,

to cooperate and ever

they refused to set at the

same table. Their

numbers

have

Grown bey and

The practical

needs.

Attempts to

unprove

The Frade unien

have foundered

en spiate of the Heng

structure

Kong hart's efforts to promote trade union

and the efforts of

education

Frade uncon

organisations.

righte

left wing unions,

failure to get down

acturity,

Some

international

The rivalry between

compled with their

to genuine industrial

creates difficulties

of their reccquation

The matter

which many employers are

reluctant to accord.

8.

In

There

circumstances

24

the

punch

Supplementary question which Mr. Rankin could

ask

Why

in Hong Kong, where collective

bargaining must be

we is mortually non-

existent can make

very

little

Contribution to

The unprovement of labour conditions,

not done by way

more is

of legislation to enforce

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