TNAG-0695-FCO40-845-Policy-on-salaries-for-civil-service-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 185

AS AT 3) TO LUARD MP.

26 SEP 1977,

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Rt. Hon. David Owen M.P.

HOUSE OF COMMONS

LONDON S.W.1.

Foreign & Commonwealth Office,

London S.W.L.

Dear David,

ALLOCATION SECTION

1. Acknowledgement

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to-see

Secretary of State has not Sel

3. H.K.4 Department for

draft reply from And Sovanny - Roberts

26/9

I would welcome your observations on the enclosed correspondence from the Government Shorthand-Audio Typists Association in Hong Kong.

Labour relations in Hong Kong are notoriously medieval - if anything remotely approaching the practices in that territory applied here there would be riots all over the kingdom but at least government departments could set a decent example. Or is the Hong Kong government terrified of the industrial and other racketeers who really rule Hong Kong ?

In this particular case I would have thought some independent arbitrator could be found to pronounce on the merits of the claim

maybe Jim Mortimer would like a trip to the Far East.

Yours sincerely,

KA

RECEIV

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Frank Hooley M.P.

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