Publisher's Synopsis
An introduction to labour conditions in Hong Kong with a review of the pattern of industrial relations that have emerged within the territory, especially against the background of its contemporary industrial development and economic growth.;The first two chapters are contextual, outlining in turn Hong Kong's historical profile and its institutional framework. The ensuing five chapters are intended to be both narrative and analytical.;The study is based on a report prepared by the authors for the International Labour Office in connection with research undertaken by the ILO on labour relations issues in a number of export-oriented economies. This publication is the outcome of a WEP project which was launched by the International Labour Organisation in 1969, as the ILO's main contribution to the International Development Strategy for the WSecond Untited Nations Development Decade.
