TNAG-0611-FCO40-759-Presence-of-Warsaw-Pact-countries-in-Hong-Kong-1977 — Page 86

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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

for RITTEN answer on10 February 1977

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The draft reply should ...... reach the Parliamentary Office through your Under-Secretary by

Noon, Wednesday 9 February 1977

Mr Robert Parry (Liverpool, Scotland Exchange): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish in the Official Report details of the tonnage of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' ships visiting Hong Kong in each of the past five years, stating for each year how much of this tonnage was cargo ships trading in Hong Kong, vessels using repair facilities, and passenger ships, respectively.

Hi Evan Luard

The net registered tonnage of Soviet ships visiting Hong Kong

during the period in question was as follows:

Cargo

Passenger

Ships

Ships

Ships using

Repair Facilities

Total

1972

224,253

6,495

29,973

260,721

1973 340,691

17,472

52,304

410,467

1974

307,235

62,959

35,380

405,574

1975

389,255

68,027

47,900

505, 182

1976 630,822

23,838

34,504

689,164

912

3/76 8494 107900 2m H&S(P)Ltd Gp841

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