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A member of the London based Anti-Slavery Society, Geoffrey Nettleton, visited Hong Kong for three days gathering information on illegal child labour, primarily in the urban industrialised field. He then left for Manila and is believed to be going from there to Bangladesh.
IMMIGRATION
From China
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In June a total of 4462 legal immigrants arrived from China without onward travel documents, producing once again a total daily average around the 150 level.
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During the month, a total of 678 illegal immigrants from China, a daily average of 23, were arrested on first arrival, as compared with 1207 (39) in May and nearly 8,000 (266) in June 1980. This encouragingly low and falling level of illegal immigration during a period traditionally marked by greater activity may in part result from increased Chinese anti-smuggling land and sea patrols in the coastal areas of Guangdong, and in part to realisation that the Hong Kong Government's counter measures will not be relaxed in the foreseeable future. Small numbers, especially robust, enterprising young men, continue to make attempts to come in the hope that Hong Kong's policy may change and that, even if this does happen, they can somehow overcome the various obstacles to illegal settlement.
From Vietnam
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Arrivals of Vietnamese in June were at a low level until the
In all 3010 middle of the month when a substantial influx built up. arrived in 69 groups including 156 picked up by 4 merchant ships. Of these 3010, 969 came direct from Vietnam, 305 of them from the north and 664 from central Vietnam. The remaining 2041 were ethnic (These Chinese from Vietnam who had subsequently settled in China. figures may be subject to minor adjustment as a tropical storm has delayed the usual analysis).
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