TNAG-0326-FCO40-362-Appointments-to-membership-of-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Ko-1972 — Page 176

REFERENCES

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6 March 1972

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Mr Peter Blaker - Statement on visit to Hong Kong by Secretary of State

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2 July 1968

Mr Royle

NOTES FOR SUPPLEMENTARIES

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MORE REPRESENTATION FOR WORKERS

1.

Appointments to the Executive and Legislative Councils are

made on a personal basis.

2. Hong Kong is run through a complex pattern of statutory

boards, Councils and Committees, and on those which are

concerned with Industrial Employees (eg Labour Advisory Board,

Industrial Training Advisory Committee, Hong Kong Productivity

Council) workers sit both as individuals and trade union

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3.

representatives.

APPOINTMENT OF MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT (as "Workers' Representative")

Appointments are made on a personal basis rather than on

representation; in any case Mrs Elliott could not be said to

be a representative of the workers; she is I believe the supervisor and/or manager of 7 local schools.

TRADE UNION REPRESENTATION

4. Despite past efforts industrial workers in Hong Kong have

never been organised on a general trade union basis as here.

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