Child victims of immigration law and policy: A study of the effect of Hong Kong immigration law on children and their families

International Journal of Children's Rights

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 97-122

  Samuels, Harriet ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0347348926     PISSN: 09275568     EISSN: 15718182     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/15718189720493546     Document Type: Article

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