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already been informed of this.)

A more fundamental difficulty over passages arises from the contractual obligation on an employer to repatriate a worker. This clause is in the contract as a result of Article 13 of the International Labour Office Conventions to which HMG subscribes and in respect of which the Hong Kong Government has made a Declaration of Full Application.

can indeed be argued that the clause gives the unscrupulous worker an unfair advantage, but it was made necessary to correct mich 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 opera- tion and decide for himself whether or not to proceed.

I am sending a letter in similar terms to this to Lena Jeger since Mr. Burn and his firm have made the same approach to her as they did to you.

(SHEPHERD)

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