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58.
Mrs. Braddock
asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies the number of soldiers who were or are serving sentences for civilian offences in prisons in the Hong Kong area during 1951, 1952 and 1953, and at the present time, respectively.
Mr. Hopkinson
The numbers of British Service men sentenced by the civil courts in Hong Kong to terms of imprisonment are as follow:
| 1951 | |||||
| Army | … | … | … | … | 18 |
| Navy | … | … | … | … | 12 |
| 1952 | |||||
| Army | … | … | … | … | 30 |
| Navy | … | … | … | … | 2 |
| 1953 | |||||
| Army | … | … | … | … | 24 |
| R.A.F. | … | … | … | … | 2 |
| 1954 | |||||
| Army | … | … | … | … | 11 |
| Navy | … | … | … | … | 3 |