TNAG-0089-FCO40-125-Social-welfare-working-conditions-in-Hong-Kong-1968 — Page 106

Cypher

CONFIDENTIAL

INWARD TELEGRAM

TO THE COMMONWEALTH OFFICE (The Secretary of State)

FROM HONG KONG (Sir D. Trench)

D. 10th May 1967 R. 10th

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071 OZ

70

MAY 196

IMMEDIATE

CONFIDENTIAL

No.569

(69)

cases.

Your telegram No.879.

Parliamentary Question.

Information in my telegram No.563 related to Information relating to convictions is as follows:

Year

Number of Convictions

1959

158

1960

1,372

1961

1,310

1962

1,649

1963

1,773

1964

2,176

1965

1,733

1966

885

Average fines in HK dollars

156

163

111

84

83

51

75

78

2. Above information covers all convictions for employ- ing women and young persons in excess of maximum legally permitted hours subject to the comments in my telegram No.563.

3. Information requested in your paragraph 3 will be sent by airmail. Your understanding that one conviction may involve a number of employees is correct.

Distribution H.K. W.I.D. 'C'

I.G.D.

- O. in C. Parliamentary and Cremonial Duties

Copy also sent to:

Foreign Office - Mr. Foggon

RECEIVED IN

^?^HIVTS No. 63

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