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(18) WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS IN FACTORIES IN HONG KONG IN 1974, 1975 AND 1976 SEMICOLON HOW MANY PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF 15 YEARS WERE INVOLVED SEMICOLON AND WHICH WERE THE MAIN INDUSTRIES IN WHICH THESE ACCIDENTS OCCURRED SEMICOLON (11) HOW MANY UK BASED FIRMS OPERATING IN HONG KONG WERE

CONVICTED OF LABOUR OFFENCES IN HONG KONG IN 1974, 1975 AND 1976

SEMICOLON

(12) HOW MANY CHILDREN IN HONG KONG AGED 13 YEARS OR UNDER

WERE ADMITTED TO HOSPITALS IN 1975 AND 1976 AS A RESULT OF INDUSTRIAL

INJURIES.

2. FOR HONG KONG ONLY. GRATEFUL FOR MATERIAL ON WHICH TO BASE DRAFT REPLIES TO ALL BUT QUESTION (1) AND THE FIRST PARTS OF QUESTIONS (3) (4) AND (8), ON WHICH WE SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ALREADY (LORD GORONWY ROBERT'S REPLY IN THE HOUSE OF . LORDS ON 19 JULY 1976 TO LORD BROCKWAY AND YOUR TELNO 324 OF 28 MARCH WILL HELP WITH REGARD TO QUESTION (3)) A NUMBER OF MR HOOLEY'S QUESTIONS APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN PROMPTED BY GILLARD'S ARTICLE IN QUOTE THE GUARDIAN UNQUOTE ON 22 APRIL,

ABOUT WHICH KIDD HAS BEEN IN TOUCH WITH YOU.

3. FOR HONG KONG AND PEKING, QUESTION (1) AND THE FIRST PART OF QUESTION (4). WE PROPOSE TO ANSWER QUOTE NONE UNQUTE AND WOULD BE GRATEFUL FOR CONFIRMATION THAT YOU SEE NO OBJECTION (QUESTION (1) IS VERY SIMILAR TO THAT TABLED BY MR IAN GRIST MP ON 26 FEBRUARY 1976 WHICH WAS ANSWERED IN THIS WAY).

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