§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will give his best quantitative assessment as to the impact of recent events in China on the flow of Hong Kong Chinese to and from the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Renton[holding answer 20 July 1989]: Figures for admissions of pasengers from Hong Kong during the period since the recent events in China are not yet available. The latest available information relating to admission of Hong Kong British dependent territory citizens is given in answer today to the question from the hon. Member for Edinburgh, Central (Mr. Darling) which asks how many British nationals from Hong Kong have been admitted to the United Kingdom since January 1988. Corresponding figures for embarkations are not available.