TNAG-2151-FCO40-3070-Trade-unions-in-Hong-Kong-1990 — Page 43

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SUMMARY OF ENGLISH PRESS FOR 5 NOVEMBER: POSTAL WORKERS AND THE LETTERS PATENT

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THERE IS A RATHER CURIOUS ENTRY IN THE SUMMARY OF THE ENGLISH PRESS FOR 5 NOVEMBER ABOUT A PROTEST MARCH BY POSTAL WORKERS AGAINST THE GOVERNMENT'S USE OF THE QUOTE LETTERS PATENT TO PREVENT THEM FROM STAGING A SIT-IN UNQUOTE.

2. ARE YOU ABLE TO SHED ANY LIGHT ON HOW THE LETTERS PATENT WAS USED FOR THIS?

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