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AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRESIDENCY, THE EPC SECRETARIAT TRANSMITS THE FOLLOWING:

SUBJECT: ORAL QUESTION NO. H-0873/91 BY MR MICHEAL J. HINDLEY ON REFUSAL OF ENTRY TO HONG KONG TO EC RESIDENTS

1. THE FOLLOWING ORAL QUESTION HAS BEEN TABLED IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT:

''THE FOLLOWING RESIDENTS OF EC COUNTRIES WERE REFUSED ENTRY TO HONG KONG DESPITE HAVING VALID VISAS, ΤΟ ATTEND THE SECOND CONFERENCE OF THE GLOBAL CHINESE STUDENTS UNION ON 16TH-19TH JULY:

CHANG HUI (BELGIUM), GUAN JIAN SHENG (NETHERLANDS), НАО WANG (NETHERLANDS), XIAO SHI JIAN (DENMARK), CHEN LI MING (FRANCE), SHEN NING (UK), WANG HONG BING (FRANCE) AND WU JIAN GUANG (GERMANY).

WHAT REPRESENTATION HAS THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS MADE TO THE HONG KONG AUTHORITIES ABOUT THESE REFUSALS, AND THE FACT THAT THESE DELEGATES WERE DENIED PROPER LEGAL REPRESENTATION ON THEIR DETENTION AT THE AIRPORT.

2. THE PRESIDENCY PROPOSES TO BASE ITS REPLY ON THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:

''THE QUESTION RAISED BY THE HONOURABLE

BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE FRAMEWORK OF EPC .

PARLIAMENTARIAN HAS NOT

3. EN L'ABSENCE DE COMMENTAIRES AVANT LE 07.10.91 CES ELEMENTS SERONT CONSIDERES COMME AGREES.

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