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8 MARCH 1978 Mr. Robert Sheldon, pursuant to his reply of Monday, 6th March 1978, gave the following information :
Assuming the couple are under 65 years of age the gross income required in 1977- 78 would be £21,618,000.
Building Allowances (Hotels)
Mr. Adley asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Bodmin (Mr. Hicks) on 17th February, he will give a breakdown of itemised costings he has used to calculate the figure he has quoted as being the national tax cost in the event of individual building allow- ances to new hotel buildings :
(2) pursuant to his Written Answer to the hon. Member for Bodmin (Mr. Hicks) on 17th February, what he has estimated to be the cost of a new hotel bedroom which he used in his arithmetic to assess the national cost of extending industrial building allowances to new hotel buildings;
!3) pursuant to his Written Answer to the hon. Member for Bodmia (Mr. Hicks) on 17th February, how many new hotel bedrooms he estimates will be built in a year in order to arrive at his estimated figure of £30 million as being the cost per annum of extending industrial build- ing allowances to new hotel buildings.
Mir. Joel Barnett, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 2nd March 1978; Vol. 945. c. 3531, gave the following infor- mation:
The cost, of around £30 million in a full year of extending industrial building allowances to hotels relates to likely future expenditure on hotels in the period up to 1980. The estimate of this was based on broad indications of the total expenditure in the past on hotel con- struction, including extensions and im- provements. after taking account of the trend of construction costs.
Not enough information is available centrally to make an estimate about hotel bedrooms.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH
AFFAIRS
Hong Kong
Rear-Admiral Morgan-Giles asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Com-
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635 monwealth Affairs whether he will give figures to show the progress in the fight against crime in Hong Kong over the last five years.
Mr. Luard: Since 1973, reported crime in Hong Kong has increased by 33 per cent. from 38,862 cases to 51,610 cases. In the same period the detection rate has improved from 46 per cent. to 57 per cent. However, total reported crime in 1977 decreased by 23 per cent, on the previous year and violent crime dropped by 10 per cent.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he is satisfied with the policy of the Com- missioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police towards the ability of junior offi- cers to form an association, in the light of the recent mass resignation of the pre- paratory committee.
Mr. Luard: My right hon. Friend is entirely satisfied. The formation of the Junior Police Officers' Association has been successfully concluded with the elec- |tion of an executive committee on 23rd
February.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what powers the Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police has to veto the Junior Police Officers' Association. appointments to executive positions in
Mr. Luard: None.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what powers the Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police has to instruct a police association that they do not require the post of information or pub- licity officer.
Mr. Luard: None. No such instruc- tion has been given.
Mr. Parry asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what powers the Commissioner of the Royal Hong Kong Police has to veto executive officers appointed to any of the following organisations: the Local In- spectors' Association, the Expatriate In- spectors' Association and the Local Superintendents' Association; from what ordinance such powers are derived; and if such powers have ever been revoked.
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