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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 436 OF 27 JUNE 77.
AND TO ROUTINE PEKING.
FROM HKGD.
PQ: MR STAN NEWENS M.P.
1. MR NEWENS (LABOUR CO-OPERATIVE HARLOW) HAS PUT DOWN THE
FOLLOWING WRITTEN QUESTION:
**HOW MANY CHILDREN OF PRIMARY SCHOOL AGE IN HONG KONG ARE NOT
ATTENDING SCHOOL: AND WHAT PERCENTAGE THIS REPRESENTS OF THE
TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN IN THIS AGE RANGE
2. MR NEWENS' QUESTION COMPLEMENTS A NUMBER THAT MR PARRY M.P.
ASKED LAST DECEMBER ABOUT THE ENROLMENT OF 10-14 YEAR OLD CHILDREN IN SCHOOL. (SECTIONS (8), (9) AND (10) OF YOUR TELEGRAM NO 1214 OF 7 DECEMBER AND HANSARD FOR 8 DECEMBER, COLUMNS 254-256, REFER), GRATEFUL FOR RELEVANT UP TO DATE INFORMATION/ADVICE ON WHICH TO
BASE A DRAFT REPLY TO MR NEWENS' QUESTION BY 23100OZ.
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PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
FS/MR LUARD
MR CORTAZZI MR MURRAY
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