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FROM H.K.G.D.
POS FROM MR ROBERT PARRY MP
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1. MR ROBERT PARRY (LABOUR LIVERPOOL, SCOTLAND EXCHANGE DIVISION) HAS PUT DOWN THREE QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN. ANSWER
BY THE SECRETARY OF STATE:-.
(1) QUOTE IF HE WILL PUBLISH THE NUMBERS OF WRITTEN AND
ORAL QUESTIONS TABLED ON HONG KONG IN EACH OF THE PAST FIVE
YEARS UNQUOTE:
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(2) QUOTE IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE MEETING OF
THE MINISTER OF STATE AND A DELEGATION FROM THE HEUNG YEE KUK
UNQUOTE: AND
(3) QUOTE IF HE IS SATISFIED WITH THE LAND RESUMPTION
ORDINANCE OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT, IN PARTICULAR REFERENCE
TO THE NEW TERRITORIES UNQUOTE.
2. SUBJECT TO FURTHER CHECKING OF THE FIGURES WE PROPOSE TO
SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING ANSWER TO THE FIRST:-
QUOTE MY DEPARTMENT FURNISHED REPLIES TO A TOTAL OF 149 WRITTEN AND ORAL POS IN 1976 AND, INCLUDING MY HON. FRIEND'S THREE QUESTIONS TODAY, HAS REPLIED TO 114 SO FAR THIS YEAR.
EXACT FIGURES FOR THE YEARS 1972, 1973, 1974 AND 1975 ARE NOT
READILY AVAILABLE BUT MY DEPARTMENT REPLIED TO AN AVERAGE
TOTAL OF 50 WRITTEN AND ORAL PQS IN EACH OF THESE YEARS UNQUOTE:
3. WE PROPOSE TO SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING REPLY TO THE SECOND
QUESTION:-
ZAHARE
COWATNENIPTAT.
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