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(19) WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN FACTORIES
HONG KONG IN 1974, 1975 AND 1976 CEMICOLON HOW MANY PERSONS
UNDER THE AGE OF 15 YEARS WERE INVOLVED SEMICOLON AND WHICH WERE
THE MAIN INDUSTRIES IN WHICH THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED SEMICOLON
(11) HOW MANY UK BASED FIRMG OPERATING IN HONG KONG WERE CONVICTED OF LABOUR OFFENCES IN HONG KONG IN 1974, 1975 AND 1976
SEMICOLON
(12) HOW MANY CHILDREN IN HONG KONG AGED 13 YEARS OR UNDER
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WERE ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS IN 1975 AND 1976 AS A RESULT OF INDUSTRIAL
INJURIES.
2. FOR HONG KONG ONLY. GRATEFUL FOR MATERIAL ON WHICH TO BASE
DRAFT REPLIES TO ALL BUT QUESTION (1) AND THE FIRST PARTS OF
QUESTIONS (3) (4) AND (8), ON WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ALREADY (LORD CORONWY ROBERT'S REPLY IN THE HOUSE OF
LORDS ON 19 JULY 1976 TO LORD BROCKWAY AND YOUR TELNO 324 OF 28 MARCH WILL HELP WITH REGARD TO QUESTION (3)) A NUMBER OF MR HOOLEY'S QUESTIONS APPEAR TO HAVE, DEEN PROMPTED BY GILLARD'S
ARTICLE IN QUOTE THE GUARDIAN UNQUOTE ON 22 APRIL,
ABOUT WHICH KIDD HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH YOU.
3. FOR HONG KONG AND PEKING. QUESTION (1) AND THE FIRST PART OF QUESTION (4): WE PROPOSE TO ANSWER QUOTE NONE UNQUTE AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU SEE NO OBJECTION (QUESTION (1) IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT TABLED BY MR IAN GRIST MP ON 26 FEBRUARY 1976 WHICH WAS ANSWERED IN THIS WAY).
4.
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