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ARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
for WRITTEN answer cn10..May...1978......
HK rGD
The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Unit through your Under-Secretary by
NOON ON TUESDAY
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9 MAY 1978.
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Mr Ronald Atkins (Preston North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many workers in Hong Kong were killed or injured at work in 1976 and 1977, respectively; and what proportion of the labour force this represents.
Ma Ivan Luard.
Full statistics are not available. However, the
following figures show the number of accidents giving rise to claims for workmen's compensation in the years in question:
1976
1977
No. of Cases
Percentage
of Labour Force
(1.952m)
Percentage
No. of Cases
of
Labour Force
(1.951m)
Injuries
Deaths
44,808
2.30
49,589
2.54
249
0.01
265
0.01