Written Answers to
Questions
Thursday 5 April 1990
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FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
EC Liaison Unit, Brussels
Dr. Thomas: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the first year of operation of the European Commission liaison unit in Brussels.
Mr. Sainsbury: I shail write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
Mr. Maude: Estimates of emigration are available only on an aggregated basis. According to Hong Kong Government estimates, emigration from Hong Kong in each of the last 10 years was:
Number
1980
22,400
1981
18.300
1982
20,300
1983
19,800
1984
22.400
1985
22.300
1986
19.000
1987
30.000
1988
45.800
1989
42.000
Over 90 per cent. of these went to Canada. Australia and the United States.
During the past 10 years the number of BDTCs and BN(Os from Hong Kong accepted for settlement in the United Kingdom was:
964
Know-how Fund
Ms. Quin: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the members of the advisory board of the know-how fund and the organisations they represent.
Mr. Waldegrave: The members of the advisory board of the know-how fund and the organisations they represent are as follows:
Mr. George Robertson. Member of Parliament.
Sir Russell Johnston. Member of Parliament.
Mr. Nigel Forman. Member of Parliament.
Mr. Gavin Laird, CBE. Amalgamated Engineering Union. Dr. Zbigniew Pelczynski, Oxford University.
Mr. Raish Land, Rank Xerox.
Dr. Edwina Moreton. The Economist.
Dr. Normun S. Wooding, CBE, East European Trade
Counci
Hella Pick. The Guardian.
Professor Richard Crampton. University of Kent.
Mr. John Murphy. Theodore Goddard.
Mr. Joison D. Larkman. Barclays Bank plc.
Dr. Jonn Howell. Ernst & Young.
Mr. Angus Cargil. The Conservative Council on Eastern
Europe.
Sir Frank Lampi. Bovis Construction Ltd.
Dr. Dennis Deietant. School of Slavonic and East
European Studies. University of London.
Hong Kong
Mr. Alex Carlile: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will institute an independent judicial inquiry into cases in which Mr. Warwick Reid was involved during his employment in the Department of the Attorney-General of Hong Kong; and if he will make a statement.
Number
1980
1.710
1981
1.450
1982
1.070
1983
1.050
1984
1.040
1985
950
1986
880
1987
920
1988
1.150
1989
1.360
Mr. Tony Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will give details of the sale by the Hong Kong authorities of confiscated animal tusks, skins, antlers and other products during 1989: and what other methods of disposal were employed.
Mr. Waldegrave [holding answer 29 March 1999]: No sale of confiscated animal tusks. skins. antlers was conducted during 1989. Methods of disposal included releasing live specimens to the wild where appropriate. sending specimens to zoos. educational and scientific institutions or other CITES authorities, and incineration of perishable items.
Mr. Tony Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when was the last auction in Hong Kong of endangered species products seized by the authorities: what items were auctioned: and how much was realised.
Mr. Waldegrave (holding answer 29 March 1997: The last sale of seized products of CITES appendix II species was conducted in February 1988. The items offered for sale included ivory, reptile skins. deer antlers. American ginseng, fur skins of otter and wildcat skins. Some HK $2
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Mr. Maude: In view of the continuing inquiries being Tony Banks: To ask the Secretary of State for
conducted by the independent commission against corruption. it is not my intention to institute an independent judicial inquiry.
Mr. Nicholas Bennett: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimates he has as to the number of Hong Kong citizens who have emigrated to a Canada, b Australia. c the United States of America and d the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years.
Mr. Fereign and Commonwealth Affairs how many prosecu- tions were initiated by the Hong Kong authorities in the second six months of 1989 arising from illegal mports. exports and possession of endangered species.
Mr. Waldegrave (holding answer 29 March 1990]: In the second half of 1989 the Hong Kong authorities inizated a total of 92 prosecutions arising from illegal imports, experts and possession of endangered species.
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