§ Mr. Parryasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will publish in the Official Report the cost to (a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) the Hong Kong Government of the defence expenditure for Hong Kong.
§ Mr. BlakerThe shared defence costs for Hong Kong for 1981–82 were approximately£138 million, of which Her Majesty's Government bore some£34 million and the Hong Kong Government£104 million.