Extract from Minutes of the Overseas Labour Consultative Committee, 29 April 1977
10. The Chairman commented that the interim study corroborated the belief that unions in Hong Kong were weak and fragmented and could not play an effective part in collective bargaining. it would prove possible to fill the gap identified by Professor
He hoped Turner resulting from the lack of workers' representation at the workplace. He agreed it was important that the TUC and CBI should have the opportunity to discuss Professor Turner's interim con- clusions with him this summer, probably in June or July, and the points which they wished him to consider in the final phase of his work. The introduction of a legal minimum wage could then be discussed. At some stage it would be necessary for the OLCC to be reconvened to consider the final report and careful consideration would have to be given to the timing of its general distribution. Non-publication need not hold up administrative action in Hong Kong as extensive local consultation could take place between the Administration and interested parties as a basis for formulating proposals.
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