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MP asks about Boldios pisk

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LABOUR Party leftwinger in the House of Commons today told The STAR he isko questions about the jailing of eight Hongkong schoolgirls in 1967 "after getting a letter from Hongkong." doing his job and exercising his Mr Orbach asked details of incidents at

"I don't know offhand who sent it," 'said Bir Blaurice Orbach from his home,

But now I have the answers I may ask further questions about the jailing of children in Hongkong.”

Asked whether the letter could lave from leftwing sources, he said: "I am perfectly certain any MP is at some time made use of by fascists, Juftwingers and others.

*i led a Parliamentary delegation to Hongkong in October, 1960, and since don lave had a regular flow of informa- tion hom Hongkong.

"I think the jailing of children is not normal, and I acted as a British MP

rights."

Belilios School in 1967 involving 14 girls.

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SOME London observers believe ́a Also, they say, there is a “Hongkong

"counter-campaign" is now under lobby" developing in Parliament, No way in London to draw public at- tention from the plight of Peking's re- venge prisoner Anthony Grey.

Hongkeng lobby

The observers say this follows big publicity in British papers for Grey's release.

Examples include the questions about the Belicios schoolgirls, and questions last week about two sick Red prisoners being held in the Queen Mary Hospital custodial ward,

One of these was freed yesterday but chose to stay in the hospital for further heart treatment.

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