§ Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the refusal of the Consul-General (ref: VC/C/27035/89) in Bejing, China, to allow Peng Ling to join her British husband Peter Flak in Britain.
§ Mr. SainsburyPeng Ling has not applied for a visa to come to the United Kingdom. She has been refused a visa by the Hong Kong authorities to join her British husband in Hong Kong, where her husband is understood to be working until 1991.
Under an agreement between the Hong Kong Government and the Chinese authorities residents in China who wish to join spouses in Hong Kong can apply for a one-way permit from the Chinese authorities.