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FM FCO 191200Z FEBRUARY 82
TO IMMEDIATE HONG KONG
TELEGRAM NUMBER 109 OF 19 FEB.
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PQS
1. MR ROBERT PARRY HAS PUT DOWN A FURTHER 6 PQS FOR WRITTEN REPLY
AS FOLLOWS:
TO ASK THE LORD PRIVY SEAL:
(1) WHAT REPRESENTATIONS ON THE GOVERNOR OF HONG KONG HAS
RECEIVED FROM THE ASIA MONITOR RESOURCE CENTRE AND THE KWUN TONG
INQUIRY SERVICE CONCERNING MS CHRISTINE VERTUCCI: AND IF HE WILL
SET OUT THE TERMS OF SUCH REPRESENTATIONS.
(2) IF HE WILL LIST IN THE OFFICIAL REPORT THE NAMES OF PERSONS
AND ORGANISATIONS WHO HAVE MADE REPRESENTATIONS TO HIM CONCERNING
MS CHRISTINE VERTUCCI.
(3) WHICH CHEMICALS USED IN THE ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY MAY BE USED
IN HONG KONG BUT HAVE BEEN BANNED FROM SUCH USE IN THE UNITED
`KINGDOM.
(4) WHAT MEASURES ARE USED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO ENSURE
THAT CARCINOGENIC CHEMICALS ARE NOT ILLEGALLY USED IN HONG KONG
FACTORIES: AND HOW MANY STAFF ARE ENGAGED ON SUCH WORK.
(5) WHETHER ANY SYSTEM TO MONITOR WORKERS' HEALTH IN CIRCUMSTANCES
WHERE THEY MAY BE EXPOSED TO CARCINOGENIC CHEMICALS EXISTS IN
HONG KONG: AND WHETHER ANY PROCEDURE TO INVESTIGATE RELATED
COMPLAINTS EXISTS.
(6) WHETHER HER MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT ARE SATISFIED THAT THE FREE OPERATION OF JOURNALISTS, IN A WAY SIMILAR TO THAT SET OUT IN THE HELSINKI AGREEMENT, IS NOT UNDULY RESTRICTED IN HONG KONG. 2. GRATEFUL FOR DRAFT REPLIES TO QUESTIONS (1), (3), (4), (5) AND (6). RE QUESTION (1), WE WOULD BE PREPARED TO RECOMMEND A GENERAL REPLY DECLINING TO BE SPECIFIC ON GROUNDS OF CONFIDENTIALITY.
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