§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what is the length of time that each of the 12 women on remand in custody in Hong Kong on 17 December 1984 have been in prison;
(2) what is the length of time spent in prison by each of the three girls aged 14 to 20 years on remand in custody in Hong Kong on 17 December 1984; and what are their ages and the offence with which they are charged;
(3) how many (a) men, (b) women, (c) boys and (d) girls were on remand in custody in Hong Kong at the latest available date; and how many in each category have been in custody for (a) one to two months, (b) two to three months, (c) three to four months, (d) four to five months, (e) five to six months, (f) six to nine months, and (h) over one year, respectively;
(4) what are the ages, offences with which charged and the length of time in custody of each of the 59 14 to 20-year-old boys in custody on remand in Hong Kong on 17 December 1984;
(5) what were the ages, offences and sentences of each of the 348 14 to 20-year-old boys in prison in Hong Kong on 17 December 1984;
(6) if 14 to 20-year-old (a) girls and (b) boys in prison in Hong Kong are kept separate from adult prisoners;
510W(7) if he will list all the penal establishments in Hong Kong, indicating in each case the category, the number and type of prisoner it is designed for and the number it accommodates;
(8) what facilities exist in Hong Kong for mentally-disturbed offenders;
(9) what were the ages, offences and sentences of the nine 14 to 20-year-old girls in prison in Hong Kong on 17 December 1984;
(10) why a prisoner in Hong Kong has waited for 327 days to come to trial.
§ Mr. Luce[pursuant to his reply, 21 January 1985, c. 311]: The information requested has now been compiled by the Government of Hong Kong, but in view of its length I am arranging for copies to be placed in the Library.