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substantial improvements in labour legislation this year, so that the Labour Adviser believes that the meeting of the Overseas Labour Consultative Committee in December this year should be satisfied.

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But overall, while pressures from London are inevitable and to some extent helpful to the Governor in enabling him to keep up the momentum of development in Hong Kong, there are limits to

what we can expect him to do and to the speed with which he can

achieve it.

7 November 1974

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PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts OLA

Mr Male

Sir D Watson

BC. SE

A C Stuart

Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Dept.