HC Deb 22 February 1956 vol 549 cc36-7W
68. Mr. S. O. Davies

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what steps he proposes to take concerning the Chinese Nationalist airman Major Lei Shum-ling, who, while being pursued by members of the Chinese Government Air Force, landed his Sabre jet fighter in Hong Kong.

Mr. Hare

The circumstances in which the aircraft in question came to land in Hong Kong are by no means clear. The incident raises a number of complex questions of international law and practice which are still under examination.

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