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PS/Mr Blaker

CONFIDENTIAL

HKK. OIC/I

PQ: NEXT GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG

1. Mr Blaker has raised the following questions on the supplementaries

for this PQ:

a)

How many Vietnamese boat people have we taken in all?

Approximately 14,000.

b)

What are our exports to Hong Kong and imports from Hong Kong?

UK exports to Hong Kong 1980:

UK imports from Hong Kong 1980:

£559.4 millions.

£850.3 millions.

c)

d)

Is renegotiation of the MFA and textile agreements mainly the

responsibility of the DOT?

Yes.

Is crime as a whole rising?

Yes. During 1980, 73,838 crimes were reported to the police,

compared with 62,346 in 1979. A total of 27,552 people were arrested,

compared with 23,374 in 1979. Adults prosecuted totalled 23,699

and juveniles 3,853 - giving increases of 14.3% and 45.9% respectively

over the previous year.

18 May 1981

cc:

Mr Donald

Parliamentary Unit

А.

Morrice

P Morrice

Hong Kong and General Department

CONFIDENTIAL