TNAG-0296-FCO40-332-Legislation-for-registration-of-trade-unions-in-Hong-Kong-1972 — Page 65

May I take this opportunity of asking that a reply now be sent to the Note handed by Mr Peter C K Chan to Mr Royle at his meeting with the Members of the Urban Council during his visit to Hong Kong last October. A copy of that Note is enclosed. The reply should, we suggest, take the following form -

"I understand that when Mr Royle met the Members of the

Urban Council during his visit to Hong Kong last October you handed him a note about the Trade Union Registration (Amendment) Bill.

Now that the Bill has been published prior to introduction into the Legislative Council, Mr Royle has asked me to say that he hopes you will agree that the amendments made to the Bill go a long way to meeting your objections and that the proposed new legislation will contribute towards the more effective administration of trade union affairs in Hong Kong,

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