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EN CLAIR
PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG
TEL NO 166
UNCLASSIFIED
5 MARCH'69.
(F)
FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS, BOTH BY JOHN RANKIN, PUT DOWN
FOR ORAL ANSWER.
(1) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS, IF HE IS AWARE THAT THERE ARE 2,000 VACANT PRIMARY
SCHOOL PLACES AND 50,000 RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG'S WONGTAUHUM
RESETTLEMENT ESTATE: AND IF HE WILL DIRECT THE HONG KONG
GOVERNMENT TO SET UP AN INQUIRY INTO THE REASONS FOR THESE EMPTY
CLASSROOMS WITH A VIEW TO REMEDYING THE CAUSE''
(2)
TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL ADVISE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON THE
MEASURES NEEDED TO ESTABLISH A FAMILY ASSISTANCE
SCHEME AIMED AT ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO
SCHOOL.
GRATEFUL FOR
SUGGESTIONS AND MATERIAL FOR REPLIES BY
TUESDAY 11 MARCH
STEWART
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