GR 70
IMMEDIATE
EN CLAIR
FM HONG KONG 250311Z
UNCLASSIFIED
BECT
REW
3. 61
2 5 HAY 1977
HKK 2101
TO IMMEDIATE F.C.O TELNO.529 OF 25 MAY,
INFO PEKING.
YOUR TELNO.392. CHILD LABOUR: P.Q BY MR RON LEWIS.
WE SUGGEST THE FOLLOWING REVISED REPLY:
2.
''ON 4 MAY 1977 LEGISLATION WAS PASSED TO INCREASE THE MAXIMUM FINE FOR THE ILLEGAL EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN AGED UNDER 14 YEARS IN INDUSTRIAL UNDERTAKINGS FROM HK DOLLARS FIVE THOUSAND TO HK DOLLARS TEN THOUSANDS.''
ROBERTS
FILES
HK&GD (5)
OLA
PS/LORD GORONWY ROBERTS
PS/MR LUARD
MR CORTAZZI
MR MURRAY
COPIES TO:
MR S T KIDD
HONG KONG GOVT OFFICE
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