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The Committee trusts that the necessary amendments

will shortly be made to the legislation, and asks the

Government to transmit all relevant information in this

connection."

(ii) The presentation of Article 22 reports.

It would be helpful

if reports could be presented in accordance with the standard form of report. Failure to comply results in the need for correspondence and recopying of reports between the FCO, the Government of Hong Kong and the Department of Employment before the reports can be despatched to Geneva. It is particularly important that all changes in legislation in relation to each Convention should be listed in Part I

of each report. Although the effect of such changes is usually recorded under Part II, this is not regarded as adequate by the ILO, and it is confusing when "no change" is recorded under Part I and then the report goes on to indicate the effect of changes under Part II. Although reports are forwarded in the form in which they are received,

it is for consideration whether it is in order for the reports

to be signed by the Labour Commissioner or any other individual officer? (See sample attached.) The reports are

called for from the Member State, who forwards the reports on behalf of the non-metropolitan government concerned.

(These points have been raised in Conospardence

with the Government of Hong Kong

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of reports has resulteá but difficulties still arise though each of conformity with report headings, etc.).

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