TNAG-0784-FCO40-988-Application-of-international-labour-conventions-to-Hong-Kong-1978 — Page 124

Registry

No.

SECI

CLASSIFICATION

Top Secret.

Secret.

Confidential.

Restricted.

Unclassified.

PRIVACY MARKING

..................In Confidence

DRAFT

PEPLY

To:-

Type 1 +

From

Mr Luard

Telephone No. Ext.

Department

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS 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 part

15

6

6

७७०

Applied in full

23

29

18

Japan

+35

India

32

О

Singapore

21

О

Pbilippines

19

о

Malaysia

11

12

Thailand

11

О

Indonesia

8

O

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