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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
For WRITTEN ANSWER on
18/10/89
Head of HKD
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TEXT OF QUESTION :-
before
Mo 17/10/89 4PM
MR TONY BANKS (NEWHAM NURTH WEST) To ask the Secretary of State/HMG: what was the country of origin of the 0.4kg of whale meat seized in Hong Kong restaurant raids during the first six months of 1989.
to P/S
(Minister)
for approval by
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REPLY (s)
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Private Secretary
PS/
(Minister)
Parliamentary Clerk
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(Minister)
ANSWER:
The 0.4 kilogrammes of whale meat seized was claimed to have been imported from Japan.
authorised
AR Paul
(Head of Dept.)
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