TNAG-0784-FCO40-988-Application-of-international-labour-conventions-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 111

Registry No.

SECI

Y CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret,

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

.....In Confidence

DRAFT

REPLY

Type 1 +

To:-

DSR11

From

Lord Goronwy-Roberts

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

TO ASK HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT WHAT PROGRESS HONG KONG

HAS MADE IN APPLYING IN FULL OR IN PART INTERNATIONAL

LABOUR ORGANISATION CONVENTIONS, AND HOW THIS COMPARES

WITH PROGRESS ATTAINED BY OTHER DEPENDENCIES AND ASIAN

COUNTRIES

1.

Hong Kong's performance in applying ILO Conventions compares well with most UK Dependent Territories as well as a substantial number of Asian countries. The number of Conventions ratified by a selection of countries are:-

Country

Hong Kong

Gibraltar

Bermuda

Applied in full

Applied in part

23

15

2930

6

18

6

Japan

35

India

32

О

Singapore

21

0

Philippines

19

о

Malaysia

11

12

Thailand

11

о

Indonesia

8

8/5

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