Cypher
CONFIDENTIAL
INWARD TELEGRAM
TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)
FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)
D. 10th May 1967 R. 10th
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IMMEDIATE
CONFIDENTIAL
No.569
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cases.
Your telegram No.879.
Parliamentary Question.
Information in my telegram No.563 related to Information relating to convictions is as follows:
Year
Number of Convictions
1959
158
1960
1,372
1961
1,310
1962
1,649
1963
1,773
1964
2,176
1965
1,733
1966
885
Average fines in HK dollars
156
163
111
84
83
51
75
78
2. Above information covers all convictions for employ- ing women and young persons in excess of maximum legally permitted hours subject to the comments in my telegram No.563.
3. Information requested in your paragraph 3 will be sent by airmail. Your understanding that one conviction may involve a number of employees is correct.
Distribution H.K. W.I.D. 'C'
I.G.D.
- O. in C. Parliamentary and Cremonial Duties
Copy also sent to:
Foreign Office - Mr. Foggon
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