CO129-509-6 Recruitment of Chinese labour in Hong Kong for work in North Borneo and Spanish guinea... 27-3-1928 - 27-12-1928 — Page 7

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Apart from this and other points which to the may arise as/detailed consideration of the conditions, there is the general question of whether conditions in Spanish Guinea are considered sufficiently satisfactory to warrant our encouraging any enigration of Chinese there. We cannot, of course, prevent it completely, in fact I am a little doubtful whether the Hong Kong Govt. could really prevent

any emigration under gates factory conditions if

the emigrants themselves were fully aware of the conditions. However, the Spanish Govt. is not likely to attempt to recruit in Hong Kong against the wishes of the Colonial Govt. and a refusal of facilities will, therefore, mean that

they will either have to do without these Chinese

emigrants or get them elsewhere in China.

The general question of principle,

whether emigration to Spanish possessions should

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be allowed, seems to be a matter for/General Division

Dept. If they see no objection we can reply saying that there is no objection in principle but that the conditions should be revised so as to

make it clear that no contract is signed before the labourer leaves Hong Kong, and to give more satisfactory assurances as suggested above as to his probable earnings.

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