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O P Date23/10/89
SERIAL NO;2772
PARTY
La
PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
For WRITTEN ANSWER on
26/10/89
Head of
HKD
Please submit :-
a draft Answer &
background
to Parliamentary Unit
35
before
NOON 25/10/89
TEXT OF QUESTION :-
MR CHRIS SMITH (ISLINGTON SOUTH) To ask the Secretary of State/HMG; whether he has taken any steps to examine the possible dangers of prejudice by juries in Hong Kong against non-local nationals facing trial in the Crown colony; and if he will make a statement.
to P/S
MR. MAUDE
(Minister)
for approval by
NOON 25 OCT 1989
for answer by
MR. MAUDE
(Minister)
ANSWER:
HKB
373 /1
We are not aware of any complaints of this nature.
In practice a considerable number of jurors are
themselves non-local nationals.
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