§ Mr. Newensasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) how many members of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force have been suspended, dismissed or compulsorily retired, respectively, for Triad 373W activities for each year from 1967 to the present date;
(2) how many serving members of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force were charged with offences arising out of Triad activities for each year from 1967 to the present date;
(3) how many ex-members of the Royal Hong Kong Police Force were charged with offences arising out of Triad activities or were served with police supervision or deportation orders in connection with such activities or offences for each year from 1967 to the present date.
§ Mr. RowlandsThis information is not readily available. I shall arrange for it to be provided as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many police officers have been dismissed or resigned from the Hong Kong Police Force in the past five years on account of involvement in corruption.
§ Mr. RowlandsIn the past few years 94 police officers have been convicted of corruption offences and consequently dismissed. It is not possible to estimate the total number of police officers who resigned because of involvement in corruption. However, in the last three years, 15 police officers have been refused permission to resign whilst outside Hong Kong on leave because they were under investigation for corruption offences and were consequently dismissed for desertion.
§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civilians have been prosecuted in the courts in Hong Kong during the past five years on charges of corruption.
§ Mr. Rowlands287.