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TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG TELNO 334 OF 27 APRIL

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1. MR ROBERT PARRY MP HAS PUT DOWN THE FOLLOWING 4 PRIORITY WRITTEN QUESTIONS:

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TO ASK THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS: A. QUOTE IF ANY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE RACE RELATIONS ACT 1976 ARE CURRENTLY IN FORCE IN HONG KONG: UNQUOTE

B. QUOTE UNDER WHAT LEGAL REGULATIONS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO HONG KONG ARE RETURNING TO THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA: IF THERE IS ANY RIGHT OF APPEAL: IF SO, IF SUCH PERSONS MAY BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL AT ANY, HEARING: AND IF LEGAL AID 13 AVAILABLE: UNQUOTE C. QUOTE HOW MANY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO HONG KONG FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA HAVE BEEN RETURNED IN EACH OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS: AND WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF SUCH PERSONS: UNQUOTE,

D. IF HE WILL PUBLISH IN THE OFFICIAL REPORT THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WHO HAVE ENTERED HONG KONG FROM CHINA BY ANY LEGAL MEANS OTHER

THAN BY RE-ENTRY PERMIT FOR EACH YEAR SINCE 1972: HOW MANY NOW HAVE PERMANENT LEGAL RESIDENCE: AND WHAT IS THE AVERAGE AGE OF SUCH ENTREES. UNQUOTE.

2. GRATEFUL FOR SUGGESTED REPLIES AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION DESKBY Ø900Z 3 MAY,

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