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from Hong Kong on political grounds to (a) China, (b) Taiwan and (c) other countries.
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15 NOVEMBER 1976
Mr. Luard: The numbers of outstand- ing applications from persons seeking entry clearance to join sponsors in the United Kingdom for settlement are approximately---
Cakistuo India
Bangladesh
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1-4,000
5,000 17,000
Precise figures are not available, because in some cases it has been necessary to, estimate numbers of dependants. Fiancés and fiancées of persons already settled in the United Kingdom are not included because such applicants are normally admitted temporarily, in the first instance pending marriage.
The waiting times for an entry certifi cate interview are--
Pakistan
India (at Delhi
and at Bombay) Bangladesh
13 months
8 months
16 months
23 months
All posts have arrangements under which they grant earlier interviews to certain categories and in cases where there are strong and exceptional com- pussionate grounds.
Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many applications from inmigrants claining entitlement to settle in the United Kingdom were handled by entry clearance officers in: (4) Pakistan,. (b) India and (c) Bangladesh for the first nine months of 1976; and how many applications were rejected.
Mr. Evan Luard: During the first nine months of 1976 Our posis in Pakistan, India and Bangladesh handled and rejected the following numbers of entry clearance applications for settlement.
Pakistan India Bangladesh
Handled
13,281
Refused
1,970
9.133 7,963
876 1.127
NB. These figures cover only applic ants for settlement and do not include tiancées who are normally accepted on temporary basis in the first instance pending marriage.
Hong Kong
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, in each of the years 1970 to 1976 how many persons have been deported
Mr. Luard: None. Those persons who have been returned to China were illegal immigrants; those deported to Taiwan or other States had committed criminal offences.
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Alfairs if he will make a statement con- cerning sovereignty over Hong Kong, in the light of the principles set out by the People's Republic of China in UN docu- ment_A/ACI09/396.
Mr. Luard : The statement in the docu- ment referred to does not affect Her Majesty's Government's well-known view of the status of Hong Kong which was set out in the letter addressed by the United Kingdom Permanent Representa- tive to the United Nations in his letter to the United Nations Secretary-General of 14th December 1972,
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Assfairs what was the cost of producing the Hong Kong Labour Department's annual reports in cach of the three years prior to the cessation of publication.
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Mr. Luard: The Hong Kong Labour Departinent's annual report, has ceased publication. It has been circulated. free of charge since 1974 and over 500 copies are disributed annually in Hong Kong and overseas. The cost of produc-. ing the report during the last three years: when it was costed separately was:
197!--926 copies @ $UK 1084 cach. 1972-955 copies @ SHK 11-74 each 1973-780 copies @ SHK 10:55 each.
Mr. Hooley asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the establishment, strength and budget of the Political Adviser's office in Tong Kong.
Mr. Luard: The Political Adviser's office has an establishment and a strength of two Diplomatic Service officers on secondment to the Hong Kong Govern- ment and two locally employed secre- taries. The Hong Kong Government pay SHK 400,000 annually in salaries and allowances for these four oflicers.
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