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Hong Kong's public assistance scheme: Action is complete for the moment: the question of the residence qualification and the "defined period of unemployment" were resolved following the Standing Committee's meeting and the DHSS have agreed to release Mr Heppell to carry out a review of Hong Kong's social welfare arrangements;

(g) secondary education: it was agreed that we should

watch Hong Kong's performance in this field. Lord Goronwy-Roberts, as briefed, raised it with the Governor on 9 December;

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(h)

further labour legislation: until the end of 1977;

I think action rests

(i)

the note for the TUC: the OLA sent an amended version of the note, agreed by Lord Goronwy Roberts and the Governor, to the TUC on 14 December;

and

(j) the Turner Study of Labour Relations:

Turner has submitted a report on his study. Committee may perhaps wish to comment.

Professor

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the fine comptats, for

the time bein cord of Lord Goronwy-Roberts' meeting with Mifs the Governor of Hong Kong on 9 December

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The following points are relevant:

(a) the proposal to second an expert in social welfare

matters to the Hong Kong Government;

(b) the Deputy Secretary (Information) project;

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(c) plans for the expansion of secondary education;

(d) the educational aspects of Mr Parry's questions

on child labour;

(e) the funding of secondary education;

(f) the budget;

(g) Hong Kong's drug problem;

(h) Mr Madren.

(a), (b), (c) and

(c) and, to some extent (d) and (e) had been raised at the Standing Committee meeting.

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