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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY MR ROBERT ADLEY MP

1.

ROBERT ADLEY MP HAS TABLED THE FOLLOWING QUESTION FOR

WRITTEN ANSWER ON 24 MARCH:

'TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL TABULATE THE RESULTS OF THE

RECENT ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG BY LISTING IN DECLINING ORDER THE

TOTAL NUMBER OF VOTES CAST FOR EACH CANDIDATE, THE PERCENTAGE

OF VOTES CAST IN EACH CASE, FOR EACH CANDIDATE IN THE RELEVANT

SEAT, THE TURNOUT IN THE SEAT, AND WHICH CANDIDATE WAS, AND WAS

NOT, ELECTED.'

2.

IN VIEW OF THE LARGE AMOUNT OF INFORMATION INVOLVED AND

THE LACK OF TIME AVAILABLE WE PROPOSE, SUBJECT TO YOUR VIEWS

DESKBY 210100Z, TO REPLY AS FOLLOWS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH

DSP 3.12.1 AND BY AGREEMENT WITH PARLIAMENTARY RELATIONS UNIT:

'IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE IN THE TIME AVAILABLE TO OBTAIN

FROM THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG THE INFORMATION REQUESTED. I WILL

WRITE TO THE HONORABLE MEMBER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND ARRANGE

FOR A COPY TO BE PLACED IN THE LIBRARY'.

3.

IF YOU AGREE WITH THIS PROPOSED REPLY, GRATEFUL IF YOU WOULD

SEND THE INFORMATION REQUIRED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IDEALLY BY BAG

AND IN A FORM WHICH COULD BE SENT ON DIRECTLY TO MR ADLEY.-

HOWE.

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