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TO PRIORITY GOVERNOR HONG KONG TELEGRAM NUMBER 1223 OF 29 NOVEMBER. 1973 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS
1. THERE ARE TWO MISPRINTS IN HANSARD FOR VEDNESDAY, 23 NOVEMBER IN REPLIES TO QUESTIONS ON HONG KONG,
2. THE FIRST (VOL 865: COL 381) IS MR ROYLE'S REPLY TO MR MORRIS ABOUT WAGES IN HONG KONG. THE ANSWER APPEARED AS QUOTE ...... BETWEEN MARCH 1964 AND MARCH 1973 THE AVERAGE WAGE INDEX IN HONG KONG ROSE TO 239 AND THE REAL WAGE INDEX BY 15 PER CENT
UNQUOTE. THE CORRECT VERSION, WHICH WILL APPEAR IN THE WEEKLY HANSARD READS AS FOLLOWS. QUOTE
BETWEEN MARCH 1964 AND MARCH 1973
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THE NOMINAL WAGE INDEX IN HONG KONG ROSE TO 239 AND THE REAL WAGE
INDEX TO 159
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UNQUOTE.
2. THE SECOND (VOL 365: COL 142) IS MR DAVIES' WRITTEN REPLY TO SIR ROBIN TURTON'S QUESTION ON 6.S.P. WHICH READS QUOTE ......
WE SHALL BE PRESSING STRONGLY FOR FURTHER CONCESSIONS UNQUOTE. THE CORRECT VERSION, WHICH WILL APPEAR IN THE WEEKLY EDITION OF HANSARD, IS QUOTE
WE SHALL BE PRESSING
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RESOLUTELY FOR FURTHER CONCESSIONS ..... UNQUOTE.
4. PLEASE TAKE ANY ACTION YOU CONSIDER NECESSARY TO PUBLICISE
CORRECT VERSIONS.
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