§ Mr. Rankinasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he is aware that there have been further cases of owners of mini-buses in Hong Kong being beaten up by gangs extorting protection money and having their buses smashed while the
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§ Mr. Anthony RoyleI am unaware of the police condoning thuggery of the kind described but will make further inquiries if details of a particular allegation are provided.