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14) WHAT WAS THE HULDER OF LIGUSTRIN ACCTURITS 1 FACTORIES

IN HONG KONG IN 1974, 1973 AND 1976 "ETICOLON HOW MANY PERSONS

UNDER THE AGE OF 15 YEARS VUKU RIVOLVED SUICOLON AND MITCH WERE

THE MAIN LIIDUSTRIES 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 VRICH VE SHOULD HAVE SUFFICIENT

INFORMATION ALREADY (LORD CORONWY ROBERT'S REPLY IN THE HOUSE OF

LORDS ON 19 JULY 1976 TO LORD BROCKWAY AND YOUR TELNO 384 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 GUARDIZI UNQUOTE ON 22 APRIL,

ABOUT WHICH KIDD HAS BEEN ME TOUCH WITH YOU.

3. FOR HONG KONG AND PERTIN, CONCTION (1) AND THE FIRST PART OF QUESTION (4) × VI. PROPOSE TO ALLOVER QUOTE NOHE 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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