which HMG subscribes and in respect of which the Hong Kong Government has made a Declaration of Full Application. It
can indeed be argued that the clause gives the unscrupulous worker an unfair advantage, but it was made necessary to correct much more extensive and vicious abuses by employers in the past.
Mr. Burn has been made aware of most if not all of these points in the past. The recruitment of workers from Hong Kong involves some risks which cannot be entirely eliminated. A recruiter must weigh them against the advantages of the operation and decide for himself whether or not to proceed.
I am sending a similar letter to Quintin Hogg since
Mr. Burn and his firm have made the same approach to him as they did to you.
(SHEPHERD)