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Mr. Renkin asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will state the number of Chinese journalists at present imprisoned in Hong Kong, the charges against them and the periods of sentence in cach case ; and whether any journalists are among the 30 or more Chinese at present held under detention in Hong Kong without trial.
Mr. Goronwy Roberts: There are seven Chinese journalists now serving prison sentences in Hong Kong. Five of these were convicted on charges of utter- ing an inflammatory speech and of inti- midating assembly. They each received a sentence of three years imprisonment. The sixth was convicted on charges of unlaw- ful assembly; possession of an instru- ment fit for unlawful purposes; resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer. He received a sentence of five years imprison- ment. The seventh journalist was con- victed on charges involving interference in court proceedings and of obstructing the police in the performance of their
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duties. He received a sentence of two years, imprisonment.
Six other persons connected with the production and sale of newspapers are serving prison sentences. Five of these were convicted on various charges of sedition, attempting to cause disaffection and publishing false news. Each received a sentence of three years imprisonment. The sixth was convicted on a charge of possessing a simulated bomb and received a sentence of twenty-one months impris-
onment.
There are no journalists among the six- teen persons now being detained under Emergency Regulations.
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