HC Deb 06 June 1967 vol 747 cc171-2W
78. Mr. John Lee

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs what facilities are provided for visiting American forces in Hong Kong; and how many American service personnel have visited Hong Kong during the course of the last 12 months.

Mrs. Hart

Rest and recreational facilities only are provided for visiting American Service personnel in Hong Kong. I regret that no precise figures are available to enable us to distinguish between U.S. servicemen, civilians and dependents who passed through the Colony (some of whom stayed only a few hours) and service personnel who stayed for short or long periods on rest and recreation.

81. Mr. James Johnson

asked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Affairs whether, in view of the serious and continuing nature of the riots in Hong Kong, he will appoint an all-party parliamentary commission of inquiry on the lines of that sent to Kenya in 1954 during the emergency in that territory.

Mrs. Hart

No. There are a number of relevant differences between the situation in Kenya in 1954, and that in Hong Kong.