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IMMEDIATE
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FM FCO 211715Z
CONFIDENTIAL
CONFIDENTIAL
Griginal at: UKK 21/4
The Cory for: MILIL 18/211
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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 872 OF 21 OCTOBER 1975.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
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1. MR KENNETH CLARKE (CONSERVATIVE, RUSHCLIFFE) HAS PUT DOWN TWO QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON TUESDAY, 28 OCTOBER AS FOLLOWS:- (A) WHAT PROPORTION OF THE VALUE OF CONTRACTS SO FAR AWARDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THE HONG KONG MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY HAS BEEN WON BY
BRITISH FIRMS, AND
(B) HOW MANY REFUGEES FROM VIETNAM. REMAIN IN HONG KONG: AND WHAT
HONG PROSPECTS THERE ARE OF FINDING THEM PERMANENT HOMES ELSEWHERE.
2. GRATEFUL FOR MATERIAL TO ANSWER (A). ON (B) WE PROPOSE TO
ANSWER AS FOLLOWS:-
OF APPROXIMATELY 4,000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG, THERE ARE X REMAINING. OF THESE, Y HAVE APPLICATIONS ALREADY UNDER
CONSIDERATION AND ARE LIKELY TO BE RESETTLED SOON. THE PROSPECTS
FOR THE REMAINDER ARE GOOD PROVIDED THAT OTHER COUNTRIES CONTINUE TO
ACCEPT APPLICATIONS.
3. GRATEFUL FOR FIGURES TO X AND Y AND FOR ANY COMMENTS ON THIS
ANSWER.
4.
GRATEFUL FOR REPLY BY 240900Z.
CALLAGHAN
FILES
HKIOD
PARLIAMENTARY UNIT
PS TO LORD GORONWY-ROBERTS
CONFIDENTIAL
COPIES TO:
HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE
6 GRAFTON STREET W1
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