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underwent. Some of them were suddenly deprived of all their earthly possessions and found that their own children turned into their prosecutors on a charge which is non-existent. Neighbours and relatives turned into witnesses and the mob is the judge. The earth seemed to have open under their feet and heaven came down like a collapsed ceiling. If they survived, their value of life would change and were willing to swim across shark-infested waters to come to Hong Kong for freedom. Hence, one does not see dancing and celebrations in the streets of Hong Kong when the settlement of their future is announced.
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and protest by walking out the chamber after his speech, stating that "I have to walk out on the two days' debate on the White Paper to reflect adequately the anger, and frustration of the majority outside this Chamber, be they vocal or silent" and becoming the first Legislative Council member to do
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Of the 5.3 million people, about 2.6 million are Hong Kong born. The remaining 2.7 million mostly came to Hong Kong from mainland China during the various political movements. For people who live in a society governed by the rule of law, it is difficult to understand the turmoil which these people
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and the company dismissed 53 workers which made the association going back to the negotiation table. The incident probably led to the introduction of the "cooling off period". Until the end of 1973 both sides agreed to hook the workers' wage to the civil servants.
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He also held many public positions, including member of Green Mini-bus Operators Selection Board, Fish Marketing Advisory Board, Fisheries Development Loan Fund Advisory Committee, Labour Advisory Board, Public Accounts Committee, Transport Advisory Committee,
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He set up the Cable and Wireless Staff Association in 1970 and became one of its leaders until 1975. The association negotiated with the company and successfully gained the
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Police Group. He was also chairman of the Correctional Services Children's Education Committee and the Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund Board.
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were the delegates of the Unofficial Members of the Executive and Legislative Council flew to London and reflect the views of Hong Kong people.
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were the only members of the Legislative Council abstained from voting for the draft agreement. He expressed his reasons:
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and made the company agree to negotiate. When the negotiation broke down in October, the association called for a
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Chan began to be appointed by the government in various public offices. In 1980, he was appointed by Governor
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to extend the charge to news media in 1986. He also opposed the government's decision on turning down the
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so in Hong Kong history. He was not appointed again after the 1988 Legislative Council election.
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in June 1984 and was reappointed to the Legislative Council after the
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from 1941 to 1945. After the war, he began his working career at the
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Chan was the only appointed member who against the amendment of the
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to the Legislative Council, to replace the vacant seat left by
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He later emigrated to Canada. He died on 6 February 2017 in
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Labour-management Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region
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Index

OBE
JP
Legislative Council
Sir Murray MacLehose
Sir Edward Youde
Leung Tat-shing
Hong Kong
Vancouver
British Columbia
Alma mater
La Salle College
Cranfield School of Management
OBE
JP
Chinese
Legislative Council of Hong Kong
La Salle College
Japanese occupation of Hong Kong
Cable & Wireless PLC
collective bargaining
work-to-rule
go-slow
sit-in
Murray MacLehose
Leung Tat-shing
Hong Kong and Kowloon Trades Union Council
Justice of Peace
Hong Kong Telephone Co. Ltd.
Kowloon-Canton Railway Corporation
Vocational Training Council

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