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Hong Kong

10 FEBR

EBRUARY

Als. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Adairs what are the grounds for refusing Warsaw Pact combines permissive to establish cunsular representation in Hong Kong

Mr. Luard: No formal requesis have been received in roccal years from the Governments of the countries conCE (BOJ. The waxque arcumstances of Hong Kong would not allow fur coumalar repric mla- tion in all ca

Vir. Parry asked the Secretary of Stata for Foreign and Commonwealth Adairs bow

many calAZETAS of Warsaw Pact countnes have residence visas in Hong Kong: what is the length of these visas ; and what trades or professions these people are engaged in

Mir. Lward: There are marine superintendents in Hong Kung ou six-month employment visas wana the Hong Kung Government are in the pro-

1972

Cargo skupa

224,233

814

1977

Ccss of renewing for a further six months. The supenalcodenis are accompanied by their wives, who bald six-month depen- deal status visas There is a Czech national, the wile of a West German business man, who has boca in Hong Kong since 1975 and was last year given a 12-month extension of stay. There also a Polish oua cauted to say in Hong King within the validity of her passport, which is due to expare 1981.

Mir. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Offcial Report details of the tonnage of the Union uf Soviet Socialist Republor' ships viuling Hong Kong in cach of the past five years staung for each year how much of this luonage was cargo ships trading in Hong Kung, vessels using repair facilitics, and passcager ships, respectively.

Pasar nger

Mr. Luard : Th.: not registered tonnayo of Soviet ships visiting Hong Kong dunng the ponud in question was as follows:

Ships waswert

DATE 22

102623 CCL 2!3.18

VOL

9.36

1,443

29,973

2,723

1973

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17,472

12304

410,467

1974

307.213

35,300

405.374

1975

349.255

66,077

47,900

303,182

1976

6.30,422

21,438

Mr. Heyl asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Allairs wbal prviests have been madc to the Indonesian Government about the poù- tical prooners, many of whom have beca in proon camps sidor 1965.

Mr. Luard: Her Majesty's Govern- ment have va cudicial cuader ω thic Badcocaulo authorities about the d-luizers 13 Indonesia. My hon Fread may

to aware that the Indvoesin Guverament have already released ab ut

4.00 detainees, have said they intend to release another 10,00 this year, and have over- taken that nu dela.boes will connue w

be beld without trial after 1979.

number of occasiona

Inumigration · Indiana Subicimad halter thi ) Vir. Alexander W. Lyon istod the SoL - relury of State for Foreign and Commun -

wealth Affairs what were the number applications for settlement by wives and children of men settled in the United Kingdom received by each of the posts In the Indian' subcontinent for each quarter in the last three years; and what is now the total number of wives and. Childres at cach pust awaiting a

on an application they have made.

Mr. Laard, pursuame 10 his reply (Official Report, 26th January 1977; Vol. 924, c. 621]. gave the following informa

Esumates of the numbers of applica, tions received and the numbers awaiting douxo are given in the following table. Precise and comparable figures are not available because the methods of record- ing applications have vaned from tim w time and from post to pur