香港總督府
O
CONFIDENTIAL
GOVERNMENT HOUSE
W2
Dr
Mr Baybu
7th July 1976
ས་མཆད
This letter sets out my thoughts on the
grooming and/or appointment to Legislative Council of an independent trades unionist. I will not re- capitulate here the very real objections to singling out this rare species (in Hong Kong) for special
The essence of the matter appears to
advancement.
be that overt action of some sort to advance an independent trades unionist has acquired a symbolic significance in Congress House, and that the Secretary of State and Lord Goronwy-Roberts feel obliged to take it very seriously so therefore must I.
2.
Your planning paper suggests we at least take steps to groom someone for eventual appointment to Leg. Co. We had anticipated this and when appointments to the Labour Advisory Board fall due in October we will increase the appointed membership of trades unionists and employers by 2 each, and use the two further union places to appoint two independents. They will be:
THIS IS A COPY THE ORIGINAL HAS BEEN
CLOSED UNTIL
UNDER FOI
EXEMPTION No ........ 10(2)....
P.L. O'Keeffe Esq., CVO
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