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W(B)L 51-7406

.Conclusions

17.

My conclusions are

(i)

Section 3 provisions for prohibiting

illegal strikes should be retained

for their deterrent value in present

circumstances, even though it is

questionable whether they could ever

be used in practice. Defects in

the proposed Hong Kong amendments to

this section will, however, need to

be remedied (paragraph 11 above).

(ii) The legislation should incorporate

(AmSections) povisions for

delaying strikas and ensembercar

certain essential features of the

model legislation (paragraph 10

above).

(iii) Because of these severe limitations

on the right to strike in the

essential services, particularly the

power of prohibition in Section 3,

there is a need to provide specific

machinery for the settlement of

genuine industrial disputes and

grievances in those services.

Hong Kong Department November, 1969