Mr Male
PS/Lord Goronwy-Roberts
Parliamentary Unit
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS: HONG KONG
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Mr Dan Jones (Labour, Burnley) has put down three Questions for written answer on 13 January, to ask the Secretary of State:
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(i) to what extent the English language is being
(ii)
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taught in evening classes in Hong Kong; to what extent the students are eventually employed in Hong Kong's commerce and industry; and what percentage of the students is Chinese:
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to what extent the Government in Hong Kong is involved in controlling the illicit entry of drugs from Thailand; what measures have been taken by the authorities, and at what cost, to curb the entry of drugs; and what steps are taken by the medical services to control and cure victims:
what steps are being taken by the medical authorities in Hong Kong on research into the practice of drug taking.
Mr Jones, a prominent member of the Anglo-Hong Kong Parliamentary Group, last visited Hong Kong in January 1972.
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We have consulted Hong Kong and I submit draft replies based on the advice we have received from them.
8 January 1975
D K Timms
Hong Kong & Indian Ocean Department
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