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TC PRIORITY F.C.0. TELEGRAM NUMBER 13 OF 26 FEBRUARY REPEATED

FOR INFORMATION TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON.

MY TELEGRAM NO. 1: TRADE UNION REGISTRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL.

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2. THIS BILL FINALLY CLEARED EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON 16 FEBRUARY AND

IS BEING PUBLISHED TODAY IN THE GAZETTE FOR INFORMATION.

3. THE TEXT OF THE BILL DIFFERS IN ONLY ONE MATERIAL RESPECT

FROM THE DRAFT ATTACHED TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMORANDUM XCC (70) 62

DATED 25 NOVEMBER 197%. THIS IS THE (MISSION FROM THE FIRST SCHEDULE

OF ANY REFERENCE TO OFFENCES INVOLVING VIOLENCE. CONSIDERABLE

DIFFICULTY WAS EXPERIENCED IN DRAWING UP AN ACCEPTABLE AND PRECISE

LIST OF CRIMES OF VIOLENCE AND IT WAS FINALLY GREED IN EXECUTIVE

COUNCIL THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO OMIT ANY REFERENCE TO THEM. SHOULD THE NEED ARISE IN FUTURE, IT IS PROBABLE THAT CRIMES OF VIOLENCE COULD THEN BE ADDED TO THE SCHEDULE WITH LESS ADVERSE COMMA-

ENT THAN WOULD NOW BE THE CASE.

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A. AN EXPLANATORY PRESS STATEMENT IS BEING RELEASED *** TODAY AND I SHALL CABLE YOU THE TEXT SEPARATELY.

(F C O FLS PASS COPY TO HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON)

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