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GR 150

CONFIDENTIAL

CONFIDENTIAL

FM FCO 121605Z FEB 79

TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG

TELEGRAM NUMBER 140 OF 12 FEBRUARY

(18)

MY TEL NO 137: PQS: BOAT DWELLERS

See 23

HKK 360/2

13 FEB 1979

3: 51

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1. MR ROBERT PARRY MP (LABOUR LIVERPOOL, SCOTLAND EXCHANGE) HAS PUT DOWN 2 FURTHER PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS FOR WRITTEN ANSWER ALSO ON 15 FEBRUARY TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS:

(4) IF HE WILL PUBLISH IN THE OFFICIAL REPORT THE OCCUPATION OF THOSE ARRESTED ON 7 JANUARY WHO WERE PROTESTING AT LIVING CONDITIONS AT YAU MA TI TYPHOON SHELTER AND THE AGES OF THE CHILDREN ARRESTED:

(3) IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT ON THE ARREST OF BOAT PEOPLE FROM THE YAU MA TI TYPHOON SHELTER, WHO ARE SEEKING RESETTLEMENT IN HONG KONG, DETAILS OF WHICH HAVE BEEN SENT TO HIM BY THE HON MEMBER FOR LIVERPOOL, SCOTLAND EXCHANGE.

2. WE WILL DRAW ON YOUR TEL NOS 207 AND 208 FOR REPLY TO (3) BUT WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR INFORMATION ON WHICH TO BASE A REPLY TO (A) BY 13 09OOZ.

OWEN

FILES

HK & GD

MR CORTAZZI

COPIES TO:

COMMISSIONER

HONG KONG GOVT. LONDON

CONFIDENTIAL

RY

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