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ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ENTITLED TO LEGAL AID
6. No, sir.
UNDER WHAT LAWS ARE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS REPATRIATED
7. Under Section 18(1)(A) of the Hong Kong Immigration
Ordinance.
HOW CAN WE BE SURE THAT THOSE WHO ARE RETURNED ARE NOT HARSHLY
TREATED
8. We have strong evidence on this from a number of sources.
One of the most important sources is the would-be immigrants
themselves, who are sometimes caught making their second or
third attempt. We understand that illegal immigration to
Hong Kong is regarded by the Chinese authorities as only a
civil misdemeanour, not a criminal offence, for which the
punishment is normally a period of "social re-education".