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DESKBY 241100Z
FM HONG KONG 240750Z MAR 80
TC IMMEDIATE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE
TELEGRAM NUMBER 437 OF 24 MARCH
INFO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON
YOUR TELNO 238: PQS BY PARRY CONCERNING HONG KONG SOCIAL
WORKERS' GENERAL UNION.
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THIS UNION WAS FORMALLY REGISTERED AS A TRADE UNION ON 8
FEBRUARY 1980. IT HAS ABOUT 240 MEMBERS OUT OF A TOTAL OF SOME 2700 SOCIAL WORKERS EMPLOYED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES IN THE SOCIAL
WELFARE FIELD.
2. THESE VOLUNTARY AGENCIES AND NOT (REPEAT NOT) THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT EMPLOY THE MEMBERS OF THIS UNION. WHILE MOST OF THESE AGENCIES MAY RECEIVE DISCRETIONARY SUBVENTIONS FROM THE GOVERNMENT (1.E. A CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE COST OF CERTAIN SERVICES THEY PROVIDE) IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT SOME OF THE SERVICES OR ACTIVITIES OF THESE AGENCIES DO NOT QUALIFY FOR SUPPORT FROM
PUBLIC FUNDS.
3. THE STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS
OF SERVICE DEALS ONLY WITH CIVIL SERVICE MATTERS AND IS ACCORDINGLY NOT CONCERNED WITHE REPRESENTATIONS FROM THIS UNION.
4. THE FOLLOWING POINTS RELATE SPECIFICALLY TO THE FOUR QUESTIONS: (A): THIS IS NOT AN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE. REPRESENTATIONS FROM THIS
NON-GOVERNMENT UNION, THEN NOT YET REGISTERED AS A TRADE UNION, WERE RECEIVED IN THE FORM OF 'PETITIONS'' AND WERE DEALT WITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING PETITIONS (B) AND (C): FOUR LETTERS ADDRESSED TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF
SECRETARY WERE RECEIVED FROM THE ORGANISING COMMITTEE OF THE UNION BETWEEN OCTOBER 1979 AND FEBRUARY 1980 DEMANDING THAT THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD APPLY THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT'S (SWD) NEW ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND SALARY SCALES TO SOCIAL WORKERS
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