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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, NOVEMBER 1, 1910.

(e) for requiring persens carrying on, or employed in connexion with, any undertaking, to produce to such person as may be designated by or on behalf of the competent authority or person spécified in the order such books, accounts or other documents relating to the undertaking and to furnish such estimates, returns or information relating thereto as may be prescribed by or under the order;

() for any incidental and supplementary matters for which the competent authority thinks it expedient to provide, including, in particular, the entry and inspection of premises with a view to securing compliance with directions given under this regulation;

and any such provision may be made so as to relate either to persons or undertakings generally or to any particular person or undertaking or class or description of persons or undertakings.

of strikes

51B.—(1) With a view to preventing work being inter- Avoidance rupted by trade disputes, the Governor may by order make and lock- provision---

(a) for establishing a tribumal for the settlement of trade disputes and for regulating the procedure of the tribunal;

(b) for prohibiting, subject to the provisions of the order, a strike or lockout in connexion with any trade dispute;

(c) for requiring employers to observe such terms and conditions of employment as may be determined in accord- ance with the order to be, or to be not less favourable than, the recognized terms and conditions:

(d) for recording departures from any rule, practice or custom in respect of the employment, non-employment, con- ditions of employment, hours of work or working conditions of any persons;

(e) for any incidental and supplementary matters for which the Governor thinks it expedient for the purpose of the order to provide.

(2) The Code of Civil Procedure, Part II, Chapter XXIV, shall not apply to any reference under any such order.

any

means "trade dispute (3) In this regulation, dispute or difference between employers and workmen, or between workmen and workmen, connected with the employ- ment or non-employment, or the terms of the employment or with the conditions of labour of any person.

Published by His Excellency's Command.

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24th October, 1940.

N. L. SMITH,

Colonial Secretary.

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