§ Mr. James Lamondasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects to receive the report of Professor H. A. Turner on labour relations in Hong Kong; and if he will publish the report.
§ Mr. LuardProfessor Turner now hopes to complete his report by late summer. As for publishing it, I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave to our hon. Friend the Member for Liverpool, Scotland Exchange (Mr. Parry), on 25th January.—[Vol. 942, c.667.]
§ Mr. Simsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will make a statement on Hong Kong's public housing construction programme for the year 1978–79.
§ Mr. LuardIn 1978–79 public housing completions will exceed 20,000 units designed to accommodate over 127,000 people. The Hong Kong housing authority will let 50 other new contracts—including seven for the Government's home ownership scheme—valued at HK$1,600 million (£185.6 million) to provide 48,600 flats.