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wealth Affairs if he will now, in consulta- Don with his French conterpart, mako arrangemen is, 10 pursuance of treaty obligauons, for the King of Spain to reall the vacant post of President of the Joat Court of the Condominium of the New Hebrides.
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ce of the principles. of ung in the New Terrones;. J. ! (b) In April 1976 the Kuk wrote to the Secretary for the New Territories on (the subject of incrases in restaurant and other food licence fees. A meoung was beld in May 1976 at which the need for the fee increases was explained and dus cussed:
(c) Discussion of the question of premia for land exchange entitlements resulted în modifications to premium rateS respect of land exchanges.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if the Hong Kong Government are
volved, whether by lusna, guarantees or provision of land, is any scheme in the New Territones of Hong Kong that is amortised or due for complotion after the
of the least in 1997.
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: No.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of Stats for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether any agency of the Hong Kong Government has been responsible for the recruitmeal of Hong Kong Chinese labour for work in the Ocean and Nauru Islands or oufields in Brunci ; how many persons have been recruited under these schemes ; and if this process is sull in operation.
Mr. Luard: No agency of the Hong Kong Government is responsible for the recruitment of Hong Kong labour for work in the Ocean and Nauru Islands or in Brunei. Recruitment for Brunei and Ocean Island is handled by private agen-
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Nauru Consutate in Hong Kong - The Labour Department of Lix Hong Kong
· Dy nent is responsible for administer- Contracts under the Hong Kong's Overeis Employment Ordinance, which protects the nights and interests of manual workers proceeding overseas for employ- ment under contracts of employment entered into in Hong Kong, and all such contracts have to be allested by the Commissioner for Labour.
New Hebrides
Mr. Christopher Price asked the Secre- tary of State for Foreign and Common-
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Mr. Luard : No. Sausfactory arrange- meals were concluded by Exchange of Notes dated 24th November and Sch December 1939 for the Brush and French judges to share the presidency of the JoinE Court
British Council
Mr. Gwyndor Evama uskod the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the £325 mulliona spcat by the Briush Council this year was spent on the overseas libraries.
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Mr. Luard : The Council's estimated budget for 1976-77 is £36-6 million. addition to this it will spend some £25 million as an agent for other bodies. is estimated that it will spend £4-7 million on overseas libranes this year including running costs, staff, and the acquisition of books and periodicals.
EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
Ministerial Deliberations (Publicity) Mr. Dykes asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what response he intends to make in the Council of Ministers to suggestions for making public the legislative part of its (deliberag
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Dr. Owen "As my rigial bou. Frichd - replied to Da "Bon "M
asked a similar Question in the European Parliament on 12th January, my right bon. Friend is ready to conskier any sug- gestion that would improve the Council's proceedings. It may not be easy to mako a disunction between the Council's legis- lative and non-legislative functions, and in any case any changes in procedure would have to be agreed to by all the members of the Council of Ministers. However, we are continuing to examine this quesuwa sympathetically and will be interested to see the response to the idcas
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