TNAG-0785-FCO40-989-Study-of-labour-relations-in-Hong-Kong-by-Professor-H-A-Turn-1978 — Page 114

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ZCZC LTX469 171230 DYDESS YBX547 17-1207 YHN923 YY TWX

: PROMONGAID LONDON THREE:

GIS22/73

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IT SAYS, HOWEVER, THE PEKING ORIENTED HONGKONG FEDERATION OF TRADE UNIONS IS VERY LARGE AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS, THOUGH IT MAINTAINS A LO.. PROFILE IN THE CASE OF LEGISLATURE OR SOCIAL PROVISIONS. IT ALSO REFUSED TO MAINTAIN OFFICIAL RELATIONS WITH

THE GOVERNMENT.

THE REPOPT SAYS THAT THERE ARE AT PRESENT TO SERIOUS OBSTACLES FOR AN EFFECTIVE TRADE UNION MOVEMNE TOT HAVE EMERGED IN HONGKONG BUT THE DOMINANT UNIONS HAVE NOT ASSUMED THEIR NATURAL ROLE AND OTHERS ARE INCAPABLE OF DOING SO THEREBY LEADING TO A SITUATION WHERE OFFICIAL AGENCIES HAVE HAD TO STEP IN WHEREVER THEY COULD.

THE REPORT ALSO SAYS THAT THE TRADE UNION MOVEMENT AS IT IS CANNOT AND WILL NOT FULFIL THE NEED FOR CHANGES IN INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS.

PROF TURNER SAYS IN HIS REPORT THE HYFTU APPEARS UNWILLING TO ASSUME NORMAL TRADE UNION FUNCTIONS, POSSIBLY BECAUSE OF POLICY DICTATED BY DEKING, AND DOES NOT APPEAR TO COMPETE WITH THE RIGHT-WING HONGKONG TRADE UNTON COUNCIL.

IT SAYS THE RIGHT WING UNIONS AFFILIATED TO HYTUC ARE DOMINATED BY NON-INDUSTRIAL FUNCTIONS AND ARE VIRTUALLY INACTIVE AND PROBABLY HAVE NO POLITICAL FUTURE.

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