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TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, HOW MANY PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS

THERE ARE IN HONG KONG: HOW MANY OF THESE ARE EXCLUSIVELY FOR JUVENILES: AND IF HE WILL LIST, BY ESTABLISHMENT, THE NUMBER OF PRISONERS NOW SERVING SENTENCE,

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IN WHICH YEAR CORPORAL PUNISHMENT WAS ABOLISHED IN HONG KONG PENAL ESTABLISHMENTS.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHAT OFFICIAL ESTIMATE EXISTS OF THE NUMBER OF PROSTITUTES IN HONG KONG: AND IF HE WILL MAKE A

STATEMENT ON THE POLICY MEASURES ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF

HONG KONG TO ELIMINATE PROSTITUTION.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHAT OFFICIAL SURVEYS OF THE NUMBER OF BEGGARS IN HONG KONG HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN IN RECENT YEARS: AND

IN WHAT PUBLICATIONS THE OFFICIAL FINDINGS OF THESE SURVEYS CAN

BE FOUND.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHAT OFFICIAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE SCHEMES ARE NOW OPERATING IN HONG KONG: AND IF HE WILL MAKE A STATEMENT GIVING DETAILS OF THE BENEFITS PAID IN CASH UNDER EACH

SCHEME.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IF HE WILL PUBLISH FIGURES SHOWING THE NUMBER OF PERSONS IN HONG KONG, IN THE LAST FINANCIAL YEAR, ESTIMATED TO HAVE A MONTHLY INCOME IN HONG KONG MONEY OF, NAMELY, UNDER 400 DOLLARS, 400 TO 500 DOLLARS, 500 TO 600 DOLLARS, 600 TO 780 DOLLARS, 700 TO 1,000 DOLLARS, 1,000 TO 1,500 DOLLARS, 1,500 TO 3,000 DOLLARS, 3,000 TO 19,000 DOLLARS, 10,000 TO 30,000 DOLLARS, AND ABOVE 32,000 DOLLARS, RESPECTIVELY.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, WHAT IS HIS ESTIMATE OF THE PROPORTION OF THE HONG KONG POPULATION LIVING BELOW THE CURRENT OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF POVERTY: AND HOW THIS COMPARES WITH EACH OF THE PREVIOUS 12 YEARS, USING FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL YEAR THE OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF POVERTY APPLIED AT THAT TIME,

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IF HE WILL STATE IN INCOME TERMS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S CURRENT OFFICIAL DEFINITION OF A POOR FAMILY: AND HOW THIS COMPARES WITH THE DEFINITION APPLIED IN EACH

OF THE LAST 12 YEARS.

TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE, IF, TAKING 1969 AS THE BASE FACTOR, HE WILL INDICATE THE PERCENTAGE INCREASE IN THE COST OF LIVING IN

HONG KONG IN EACH YEAR SINCE THEN.

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