HC Deb 25 January 1983 vol 35 c419W
Mr. Parry

asked 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. Blaker

The 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.