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No 16
PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
HONG KONG: STENOGRAPHER'S ASSOCIATION: DISPUTE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT
tion Takan
Lord Goronwy-Roberts wrote on 17 November to Mr Frank Hooley MP and Mr James Johnson MP informing them of the proposal I had
made to the Hong Kong Government that an independent arbitrator
be appointed to investigate this dispute. We have now heard
from the Hong Kong Government that they do not intend to accept this suggestion. While this decision is disappointing, the reasons behind it are, in my opinion, sound and I do not suggest
that we take issue with it.
2. A delegation from the Association is due to visit London
from 14 December to 11 January. Their intention is to raise sympathy for their cause from, amongst others, MPs. I recommend that we should do all we can to ensure that the Hong Kong Govern-
ment's case is known in advance rather than waiting to use it as defensive material in subsequent correspondence. I, therefore,
attach drafts of further letters to Mr Hooley and Mr Johnson
with which the Overseas Labour Adviser's Office concur.
3. I am copying these papers to Mr Luard's office, since he too appears to be on Mrs Cheung's mailing list and may find it
helpful to be kept in the picture.
8 December 1977
CC:
PS/Mr Luard
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B. Steud.
JA B Stewart
Hong Kong & General Dept
Mr Cortazzi
OLA
News Dept
Mr D C Bray CMG CVO
I asked the Department to
(Hong Kong Govt Office) recast the draft
reply to
cover
Lord Garonny Roberts against the
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