IV. OTHER MATTERS
THE POLICY OF RETURNING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CHINA
19. The position remains as indicated in the reply given by my right honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, on 21 January 1975. [If pressed] Her Majesty's Government is satisfied that the policy of refusing entry to illegal immigrants from China is being carried out by the Hong Kong authorities in a humane
manner.
and a 25% contribution
from the
REASONS FOR RETURNING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
20. This policy, which had been in abeyance since 1967,
was reinstated in November 1974 because of the strain imposed on Hong Kong's resources by the very large numbers of immigrants crossing from China into Hong Kong in recent years.
THE DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT
21. As my right honourable Friend, the Minister of State for Defence, informed the House on 19 December 1975, the agreement is in the interests of both Her Majesty's Government and the Hong Kong Government. For the United Kingdom it will provide a valuable contribution to the defence budget and for Hong Kong the assurance of a continued British garrison.
FORMATION OF HONG KONG MILITIA
22.
U.K. exchequer.
As I informed my
honourable Friend, the Member for
Sheffield, Heeley [Mr Hooley] in a written reply on
...
February, I am satisfied that the present arrangements for the defence of Hong Kong are in the best interests of the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. One battalion of the Royal Hong Kong Regiment is a volunteer force of 600 officers and men recruited and paid for entirely by Hong Kong.
CORRUPTION IN HONG KONG
23.
Her Majesty's Government welcomes the progress being
What about made by the Independent Commission Against Corruption in the
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C.P.A?
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fight against corruption.
[If pressed] We see no need to consider alternative ways of tackling the problem while the Independent Commission Against Corruption is proving successful.
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