TNAG-0695-FCO40-845-Policy-on-salaries-for-civil-service-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 60

CODE 18.77

Mr Quantrill

Mr Stewart

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STENOGRAPHER'S ASSOCIATION DISPUTE

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Has this been clewd with Hunt. It s then we must say

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While we have not committed ourselves to keeping MPs tal

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informed of developments in this case, Lord Goronwy-Roberts' latest letters implied that Mr Stewart's suggestion of arbitration would be accepted. Now that we know that it has been turned down, I suggest that we shoult get the first shot in, particularly as Mr Bridges' letter provides good ammunition, rather than let Mr Hooley and others return to the attack.

2.

I therefore attach a draft submission and two drait letters.

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J Thompson

28 November 1977

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Hong Kong & General Department

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number involved!~2 September, the Civil Service Department said that 240 ant of 440 SAT's had refused to accept the new arrangement; the SATs themselves said there were 417 of them (and imphed they were solids apposed to

- the new deal); in this is lovef for your meetin October, No Macleod spoke of 500 established posts of steno/SATS. Now Is Bridge says that 195 out of 341 member of SATA have accepted the new arrangement.....

would be consistent over the

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I agree with Is Thompson that it would be politic to inform thespers Hooley and Johnson of what is happening, and why, before they are lobbied again by thrs Cheung.

W Dhantill

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