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QUESTION
MR CLIVE SOLEY (HAMMERSMITH] [LA]
To ask the Secretary of State:
how many people have been charged under the Summary Offences Ordinance in Hong Kong for each year in the last five years.
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LENNUX-Boyd
ANSWER
(Minister)
Because prosecution records in Hong Kong are not computerised, and since the Summary Offences Ordinance encompasses some 40 minor nuisance
offences, the information requested is not readily available and could only be provided at a disproportionate cost.
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Rofance
(Head of Dept)