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1977
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State
·for Foreign and Commonwealth. Adairs what are the grounds for refuung Warsaw Pact cousines permission to establish consulas representation in Hong Kong
Mr. Luard: No formal requesis havE been received in reccat years from the Governments of the countnes coNCE / MOL. The waxque circumstances of Hong Kon would not allow for consular represcala- tion in all casca.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Adaus how many CALIZEDS of Warsa Pact countries have residence visas in Hong Kong: what is the length of these visas ; and what trades or professions these people are engaged in.
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Mr. Luard: There are marine superintendents in Hong Kong on six-month employment visas which the Hong Kong Government are in the pro-
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1974
307_235
1975
389.233
1976
630,422
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cess of renewing for a further six months. The superintendents are accompanied by their wives, who hold six-month depen- dent status visas. There is a Czech national, the wile of a West Germaa business man, who has been in Hong Kong since 1975 and was last year givea a 12-month extension of stay. There is also a Polish nua entitled to stay in Hong King within the validity of ber passport, which as due to sapien 1981.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will pubkah in tho Oficial Report details of the tonaage of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' ships visiting Hong Kong in each of the past five years, staung for each year how much of this tonnage was cargo ships trading in Hong Kong, vessels using repair facilities, and passenger ships, respectively.
Mr. Luard : The not registered tonnage of Soviet ships visiting Hong Kong during the ponad in question was as follows:
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6.495 17,472
29,973
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240,728
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32,306
410,467
62,939
35,300
405,574
47,900
503, 182,
34,300
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Mr. Høyle asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what protests have been made Indonesian Government about the poli- tical prisoners, many of whom have been in prison camps sinon 1965.
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Mr. Luard; Her Majesty i Govern- ment have ug a number of oxcamONS conveyed concern to the Indonesian authorities about the detainees Indoncua. My bon Friend muy bo aware that the Indeoesian Government have already released abut 4.000 detainees, have said they intend to release another 10,&ß this year, and have under- taken that nu detainees will coaanwe w be held without tal after 1979.
Immigration › Inslemm Sustincassad liber (d) Vir. Alexander W. Lyon 2540d the Sec- recury of State for Foreign and Commun
applications for settlement by wines and children of men settled 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 andi chikirem at each post awaiting a decision on an application they have made.
Mr. Luard, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 26th January 1977; Vol; 924. c. 62/], gave the following informa
hon:
Estimates of the numbers of applica twas received and the numbers awaiting decision are given in the following table. Precise and comparable ngures are not available because the methods of record». ing applications have vaned from time w time and from post to put