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Mr. James Johnson (Kingston-upon-Hull, West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he is aware of the exploitation of child labour in Hong Kong, particularly the child slavery in the Colony's tea houses; and what action he is proposing following the recent labour department survey.
18th December 1969
Slavery is of cour. Meyer
There is no slavery in Hong Kong. Det I am aware of
the tradition declining with the general change in social
of employing young persons in Chinese tea houses
There are regular wit're you in
habits
to carry round trays of delicacies.
Surray of employees
employees in much exteklotment
I know of no regent Labour Department survey except
that as a routine there is a twice-yearly survey of the
employees in tea houses,—The last such survey was in May
In cololution 1969. But there was in August a special campaign against
the unlawful employment in industry of children under
fourteen. As a result prosecutions were mounted against
the proprietors of 298 undertakings. Law enforcement
measures will continue to be vigorously pursued,
The Hong Kong Government shares my own concern that
Q there should be no exploitation of child labour, but
dispute he obfonte denton De Him Member wide aptives dhe measures of centrol are by no means easy to devise and the exfreemer of control the art.
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enforce outside industry especially in thusanne-of family
businesses and those engaged in itinerant trading.
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