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Sir H. Norman-Walker, KCMG, OBE,
Colonial Secretary,
HONG KONG
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From
Mr. Wilford
(69
Telephone No. & Ext.
Department
Leslie
In Sir L. Monson's absence on leave, I am
writing to thank you for your helpful letter of
9 November about the Trade Union Registration
(Amendment) Bill.
has
Parliammbing
This enabled the Rermanent
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Under Secretary to reply to a number of letters he
has had from Members of the Parliament and others
criticising the provisions of the original version
of the Bill.
Mr. Victor Feather, who wrote tothe Foreign
and Commonwealth Secretary last September about the
Bill, has recently written again commenting not only
on the amending Bill but also on the principe
Ordinance. A copy of his letter and of the note he
sent with it are enclosed. A copy of the Permanent
Under Secretary's reply to Mr. Feather is alse
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enelesed
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you
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As you will see, we are having a meeting with
the TUC on 5 January.
George Foggon.
This has been arranged by
The background to the meeting is,
briefly, that at the last meeting of the Overseas
Labour Consultative Committee (which comprises rep-
resentatives from the Confederation of British
Industry and from the Trade Union Congress, as well
as officials from the various Ministries, and which meets at irregular intervals under the Chairmanship
/of the an
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