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Klatement to make about the future of the
alkland Islands.
Mr. Rowlands: Lord Shackleton ex- pects to complete his report by the end ul Murchi. I Cannot anticipate bis recommendations.
Hong Kong
26. Mr. James Jolinson asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Cominon- wealth Allaus if he will give in ench year since 1948, the number of vilicers, stating their rank and race, who have served in the Hong Kong Clovørnment's
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corruption law enforcement agencies; how many oflicers by rank and race have served since February 1974 on (a) transfer and (b) secondment in the Commission Against Corruption; and how many of each served in the former police Anti-Corruption Branch and
Office.
Mr. David Ennals: The strength of the Police Anti-Corruption Office, which was responsible for investigating corrup tion until the setting up of the Indepen dent Commission Aguinat Corruption in I-ebruary 1974~-ligurer available from 1902 only-was as follows:
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Rank
ACP
CSP
1962
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1961
144
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1965
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1967
1968
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969
070
1971
1972
1973
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2
2
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12
33
13
36
14
18
16
14
19
21
12
24
19
31
28
28
26
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Assistant Commissioner of Polios,
CSP
Chief Superintendent.
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Semor Superintendent.
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Superintendent,
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Chief Inspector.
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SIP
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Senior Inspector.
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Police Constable,
No details on race are available.
The total establishment of the Inde. pendent Commission Against Corruption is 682. 23 Expatriate police inspectors and one Chinese sergeant have transferred to the ICAC. None had previously served with the Police Anti-Corruption Oflice. One expatriate superintendent, one Chinese chief inspector, one expatriate ef inspector, one Chinese senior expatriate senior
bector and
Spector—total five-have been seconded to the Independent Commisson Against Corruption All, except the expatriate chief inspector, had formerly served in the Police Anti-Corruption Office.
79. Mr. Ronald Atkins asked the Sec- retary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs what is the minimum ags for employmeat in Hong Kong.
Mr. Ennals: While there is no mini. mum age for employment in Hong Kong,
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no person under 14 years of age may be employed in industrial undertakings. No person under the same age may be anı- ployed, and no female under 18 years of age may be employed, botween 8 p.m. and 6 a.m.. in licensed premises in which liquor is sold.
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what has been the expansion in the the public sector of education in provid. ing more places in secondary schools in Hong Kong over the last three years.
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Mr. Ennals: The number of children' enrolled in secondary places in the public sector n? education has increased from 137.391 in September 1972 to 205,982 in September 1975, an increase of 50 per
cent.
Mr. Dan Jones asked the Secretary of [State for Foreign and Commonwealth