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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
for [WRITTEN | answer on4 February 1974
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The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Office through your Under-Secretary by
"W3 11am Monday 4/2
La Mr Ray Carter (Birmingham, Northfield): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many people have been killed as a result of injuries sustained in road traffic accidents in Hong Kong in each of the past five years; and how many of these cases have resulted in prison sentences for those found guilty of dangerous or unlawful PH. Poli driving.
Blakei,
The number of people killed as a result of road traffic
accidents during the calendar years 1969 to 1973 was:
1969
1970
326
: 381
1971
:
383
1972
441
1973 : 482
In some cases, more than one person was killed in the same
accident. Because of the way the statistics are
classified, it is not possible to say without substantial
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further out how many of these cases have resulted in
prison sentences. The following table shows the number of
people who served or are serving prison sentences for
dangerous driving and other road traffic offences:
Financial
Year
69/70
70/71
71/72
72/73
73/74
(A) Dangerous Driving
(B) Other Road Traffic Offences
Not available (different classification
used)
6
4
40
4
13
2 in
5
68
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