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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

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26 March 1980

for WRITTEN answer cn.....

HREGD

The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by

NOON ON TUESDAY

25 MARCH

To ask

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Mr Robert Parry (Liverpool, Scotland Exchange): the Lord Privy Seal, how long the Turner Committee has been sitting in Hong Kong dealing with trade union organisation; and when it is due to give its final report.

Mr Peter Blaker

Professor Turner has been engaged in a long-term academic study

of labour relations in Hong Kong since 1976. Its progress was

interrupted for most of 1978 by his other commitments.

Professor Turner carried out his study at the request of the

previous administration: he advised my right honourable and noble

Friend of its broad conclusions on the of March 1980 in

advance of its publication.

MRS.

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