TNAG-1151-FCO40-1431-Relations-between-Hong-Kong-and-the-United-Nations-1983 — Page 119

CODE 18-77

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Reference

HICK

022/3

Mr Edgar

Hong Kong and General Dept

No

CGE

30/4

P403014

JSU 022/1

27

R&R pl.

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ILO: TECHNICAL COOPERATION PROGRAMMES FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA

1.

Your minute of 22 April to John Saville (not to all) about the approach to Hong Kong from the ILO's Regional Office in Bangkok.

2. Two representatives from the ILO will visit London next week (26-28 April) to seek from the Department of Employment and the ODA support for the projects which appear on the list enclosed with the Regional Office's letter of 22 March.

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3. We and our EC partners disassociated ourselves from the revised Declaration on Apartheid adopted by the ILO last year, particularly the proposal in paragraph 6(a)(ii) to establish a voluntary fund for the workers of South Africa. Since the purpose of the projects now proposed is in part to deflect attention from the establishment of a new voluntary fund, we are prepared to consider some small contribution. However, political considerations rule out those projects which would directly benefit the ANC or PAC, and we should be most reluctant to see the diversion of funds from our small bilateral aid programme to the ILO projects.

4. The foregoing is by way of background information. I understand from Mrs Tucker that the Overseas Labour Adviser's office, to whom I am sending copies of this correspondence, is well versed in ILO/Hong Kong matters, and, therefore,

in a position to offer advice about a reply to the Bangkok Regional Office. However, we would welcome an opportunity to comment on your reply to the Hong Kong authorities.

23 April 1982

R. Parkin

R H Tonkin

Southern African Department

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Mrs Tucker, UND

Mr Toms, OLA

R O Kiernan Esq, UN Dept (A) ODA

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with references

WR B Robinson Esq, Dept of Employment) NG Bates Esq, UKMis Geneva

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