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PRIORITY FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE TO HONG KONG

TEL NO 166

UNCLASSIFIED

5 MARCH'69.

(F)

FOLLOWING PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS, BOTH BY JOHN RANKIN, PUT DOWN

FOR ORAL ANSWER.

(1) TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, IF HE IS AWARE THAT THERE ARE 2,000 VACANT PRIMARY

SCHOOL PLACES AND 50,000 RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG'S WONGTAUHUM

RESETTLEMENT ESTATE: AND IF HE WILL DIRECT THE HONG KONG

GOVERNMENT TO SET UP AN INQUIRY INTO THE REASONS FOR THESE EMPTY

CLASSROOMS WITH A VIEW TO REMEDYING THE CAUSE''

(2)

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH

AFFAIRS, IF HE WILL ADVISE THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON THE

MEASURES NEEDED TO ESTABLISH A FAMILY ASSISTANCE

SCHEME AIMED AT ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO

SCHOOL.

GRATEFUL FOR

SUGGESTIONS AND MATERIAL FOR REPLIES BY

TUESDAY 11 MARCH

STEWART

FILE S

HONG KONG D.

NEWS D.

MR. MORETON

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