TNAG-0383-FCO40-429-Trade-unions-and-industrial-relations-in-Hong-Kong-1973 — Page 69

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

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SECURITY CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted. Unclassified.

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In Confidence

CONFIDENTIAL

DRAFT

LETTER

To:-

GP Lloyd Esq CMG

Deputy Colonial Secretary

HONG KONG

Type 1 +

FROM

R B CROWSON

Telephone No. Ext.

Department HKIOD

TRADE UNION AFFAIRS AND MR CLIVE JENKINS

1.

In our telegram No 195, we gave an account of

the meeting between Mr Clive Jenkins and Mr Royle.

2.

I now enclose a copy of the memorandum promised

in paragraph 2 of the telegram.

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has taken

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somest in

I am sorry that it

pounds

ime to go the rounds here. Mr Royle

(why attachoi has written to Mr Jenkins asying that we will study

his proposals carefully and that in the meantime we

are seeking the views of the Hong Kong Government.

3. George Foggon has made some preliminary comments

on Mr Jenkins' proposals, in particular drawing

attention to the recommendations he made in

(a)

paragraph 7 of the report on his visit to Hong Kong

in December 1971. He has summarized them as follows:-

The new Ordinance should provide a statutory

basis for conciliation and voluntary

arbitration and make provision for the

setting up, where appropriate, of Boards of

Enquiry in connection with trade disputes.

Improvements in industrial relations machinery

in the principal essential services.

The repeal of both the Illegal Strikes and

Lock-outs Ordinance and what remains of the

(b)

(c)

Trade

(16940) Dd.897300 400m 9/72 G.W.B.Ltd. Gp.863

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