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Mr. Wilford

Miss Deas

Reference.

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Overages Later Adrizer first

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Child Labour in Hong Kong

I think you will wish to see the attached

newspaper cuttings and the extract from the Government

Daily Information Bulletin reporting Mr. Hetherington's

comments.

28 September, 1970

(E. G. Laird)

Hong Kong Department

we introduce compulsory primary education free

foresme

it

will

se up the age of 12?

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My hand

Surely we must get rid of the 12-14" "gap"? Either by making primary ederration compulsory until 14 you

industrial employment at 12. The fuit mont be preferable.

hankes

allowing

To:

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HKK.5/3.

PA Mf 140.

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