A
813
Hong Kong
10 FEBR
EBRUARY
Als. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Adairs what are the grounds for refusing Warsaw Pact combines permissive to establish cunsular representation in Hong Kong
Mr. Luard: No formal requesis have been received in roccal years from the Governments of the countries conCE (BOJ. The waxque arcumstances of Hong Kong would not allow fur coumalar repric mla- tion in all ca
Vir. Parry asked the Secretary of Stata for Foreign and Commonwealth Adairs bow
many calAZETAS of Warsaw Pact countnes have residence visas in Hong Kong: what is the length of these visas ; and what trades or professions these people are engaged in
Mir. Lward: There are marine superintendents in Hong Kung ou six-month employment visas wana the Hong Kung Government are in the pro-
1972
Cargo skupa
224,233
814
1977
Ccss of renewing for a further six months. The supenalcodenis are accompanied by their wives, who bald six-month depen- deal status visas There is a Czech national, the wile of a West German business man, who has boca in Hong Kong since 1975 and was last year given a 12-month extension of stay. There also a Polish oua cauted to say in Hong King within the validity of her passport, which is due to expare 1981.
Mir. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Offcial Report details of the tonnage of the Union uf Soviet Socialist Republor' ships viuling Hong Kong in cach of the past five years staung for each year how much of this luonage was cargo ships trading in Hong Kung, vessels using repair facilitics, and passcager ships, respectively.
Pasar nger
Mr. Luard : Th.: not registered tonnayo of Soviet ships visiting Hong Kong dunng the ponud in question was as follows:
Ships waswert
DATE 22
102623 CCL 2!3.18
VOL
9.36
1,443
29,973
2,723
1973
J
17,472
12304
410,467
1974
307.213
35,300
405.374
1975
349.255
66,077
47,900
303,182
1976
6.30,422
21,438
Mr. Heyl asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Allairs wbal prviests have been madc to the Indonesian Government about the poù- tical prooners, many of whom have beca in proon camps sidor 1965.
Mr. Luard: Her Majesty's Govern- ment have va cudicial cuader ω thic Badcocaulo authorities about the d-luizers 13 Indonesia. My hon Fread may
to aware that the Indvoesin Guverament have already released ab ut
4.00 detainees, have said they intend to release another 10,00 this year, and have over- taken that nu dela.boes will connue w
be beld without trial after 1979.
number of occasiona
Inumigration · Indiana Subicimad halter thi ) Vir. Alexander W. Lyon istod the SoL - relury of State for Foreign and Commun -
wealth Affairs what were the number applications for settlement by wives and children of men settled in the United Kingdom received by each of the posts In the Indian' subcontinent for each quarter in the last three years; and what is now the total number of wives and. Childres at cach pust awaiting a
on an application they have made.
Mr. Laard, pursuame 10 his reply (Official Report, 26th January 1977; Vol. 924, c. 621]. gave the following informa
Esumates of the numbers of applica, tions received and the numbers awaiting douxo are given in the following table. Precise and comparable figures are not available because the methods of record- ing applications have vaned from tim w time and from post to pur