§ 58. Mrs. Braddockasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of soldiers who were or are serving sentences for civilian offences in prisons in the Hong Kong area during 1951, 1952 and 1953, and at the present time, respectively.
§ Mr. HopkinsonThe numbers of British Service men sentenced by the civil courts in Hong Kong to terms of imprisonment are as follow:
1951 Army … … … … 18 Navy … … … … 12 1952 Army … … … … 30 Navy … … … … 2 1953 Army … … … … 24 R.A.F. … … … … 2 1954 Army … … … … 11 Navy … … … … 3 There are 12 Service men at present serving prison sentences in Hong Kong; Army, 7; Navy, 5.