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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 822 OF 21 OCTOBER 1975.
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
1. MR KENNETH CLARKE (CONSERVATIVE, RUSHCLIFFE) HAS PUT DOWN TWO QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ON TUESDAY, 28 CCTOBER 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 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 240908Z.
CALLAGHAN
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