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y genuine humanitarian beoclit, areased un unambiguous scien- ufic evidence and are acceptable to milis tarily significant States.
Mr. Robin F. Cook asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common- wealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Govern- ment accept the Diplomatic Conference as an appropriate context for an agree ment on the prohibition of conventional weapons which are contrary to humans tarian law.
Mr. Laard: Yes, provided that this does not impede the primary task of the Conference which is to conchade · two Additional Protocols to the 1949 Geneva Conventions on the Protection of ‚Vic- tims of War. :
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wien asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commuɑwealth Affairs what has been the cust to publia funds to the latest possible date of the Rhodesian settlement taika.
Mr. Tomlinson: Although the exact cost of the Rhodesia conference will not be known until all bills have been met and expenditure brought to account it is estimated that up to 26th January ex- penditure will have amounted to about £320,000.
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of Stato for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what areas of the New Territories are -- demandwa mihian use. dating in cach case the location, purpose, area involved
of
paid.
Luard: 46 areas of the New Ter- ritones are devoted to military use. I regret that the remainder of the informa - tion requested is not yet available. I will arrange for it to be sent to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what grounds the Heung Yee Kuk's proposals for creauing a New Territories Administrauon Committee in Hong Kong have been rejected; and whether discussion of these proposals has taken
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Mr. Luard: The Heung Yeo Kuk's proposals for an administrative council for the New Territories were rejected oa the grounds that a separate administra- tion for the Now Territonos would be a wasteful and retrograde step in view of the continuing integration of the New Tertones with the economic and social Life of Hong Kong. The proposals have been discussed both formally by curre spondence and informally between the Hong Kong Government Secretary fos New Territories and the Heung Yoc Kuk.
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Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Official Report the amount of compensation paid to New Territories
Buay Kuay wrung from mutuary activity in each of the past five years in the following cats- Bunos, discharge of arma and ammuni- tion, damage to property, livestock and crops, persunal injury and alteration of | Fung Shui and other causes..
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Mr. Luard: The Hong Kong Govern ment maintain records of compensation payments relaung only to Hung Kung as a whole. However, it is estiniatod that compensation payments to resuknis of the New Teriones are as follows:
(a) Payments in respect of traffic acci- dents, including those which resulted in personal injury, of which approximately 50 per cent involved New Temtories" residents:
1972-73 1973-74 1974-75
£
12.470
6.360 T7.060
(b) Payments in respect of damage to property, livestock and crops ansing trum training and manoeuvres, including the discharge of arms and ammunition 100 Iper
involved New Temtones' residents:
cent
1972-73
1973-74
1974-75
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1975-76
1976-77 (to date)
3.811
7.792
4,650
1,470
1.12. (C) Payments in
respect of other matters, including personal injury, o
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