Hong Kong: Refugee Dilemma

At the frontier bridge between Hong Kong and Red China, a beefy Australian-born constable said: 'The only real problem is sending back the ones who don't have proper papers. Why, sometimes, they fall flat down and holler bloody murder. But we just pick 'em up and carry 'em to the bridge and send 'em back." Defensively, he added: "What are we gonna do with 'em? Hong Kong's bursting at the seams with Chinese refugees. Formosa won't have them. The United States has a strict quota system—and don't send them to Australia, thank you.'' The grim question of refugees from...

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