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Report for the period 1st July 1968 to 30th June 1970

on the application in Hong Kong of the

FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION AND PROTECTION OF THE RIGHT TO ORGANISE

CONV NTION 1948 (number 87)

which was ratified by the United Kingdom on 27th June 1949

This convention was applied to Hong Kong with modifications in respect of Articles 3, 5 and 6 by a declaration registered by the I.L.O. on 15th October 1963.

There have been no changes from the report last

made in 1968 except as follows:

Question II Article 2

In all, a total of 466 unions has been registered, an increase of 18 since the previous report. On the other hand, registrations of 144 unions have been cancelled since 1948. These comprised 41 cancellations at the request of the trade unions themselves, 17 for violations of the provisions of the ordinance, 65 for unions ceasing to exist, 15 voluntarily dissolved, four cancelled on becoming amalgamated and registered as two new unions, one for obtaining its certificate of registration by fraudulent means, and one for allowing itself to be used for an unlawful purpose. The number of registered trade unions at the end of the period under review was 322.

Article 4

To date, the registrations of 17 unions have been cancelled because of violation of the legal provisions governing trade unions.

Article 5

23 applications by local trade unions for affiliation with a trade union or other organisation established out- side the Colony have been approved by the Governor-in- Council under section 45 of the ordinance. No further application was under consideration at the end of the period under review.

Question VI

Copies of this report have been sent to the Employers' Federation of Hong Kong and the Labour Advisory Board which includes four workers' representatives, and, through the United Kingdom Department of Employment and Productivity, to the Confederation of British Industry and the Trades Union Congress of Great Britain. No observations concerning the application of the above-mentioned convention in Hong Kong were received from any of these bodies during the period under review.

HONG KONG

19th August 1970

R. M. HETHERINGTON COMMISSIONER OF LABOUR