TNAG-1781-FCO40-2541-Employment-in-Hong-Kong-various-ordinances-1988 — Page 3

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TO TELELETTER PEKING

TELELETTER

OF 30140OZ DEC 88

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CHINA/UK: POSSIBLE COOPERATION BETWEEN MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND

DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT

1.

2.

PLEASE REFER TO YOUR TELELETTERS OF 7 AND 22 DECEMBER. WE HAVE CONSULTED OTHERS HERE WHO WOULD BE MOST DIRECTLY

INVOLVED IN ANY SUCH AGREEMENT. ALL AGREE THAT THIS IS A VAGUE

PROPOSAL AND IT IS NOT ENTIRELY CLEAR WHAT IT WOULD ACHIEVE. WE WOULD THEREFORE PREFER NOT REPEAT NOT TO PURSUE THIS FURTHER. DEPARTMENT OF EMPLOYMENT IS HAPPY TO LOOK AT REQUESTS FROM THE

CHINESE ON AN AD HOC BASIS.

3. FED REGISTRY PLEASE COPY TO MS GRIER HKD, MS VOWLES EAD, ODA, MR ELLIS, OLA, MR WELCH DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT, MR DAVIDSON, BRITISH COUNCIL.

SIGNED C H SMITH (MRS)

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