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World in Action

Season 24 · Episode 5

The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong

0.0October 19, 1987

The plight of Vietnamese boat people in the camps of Hong Kong.

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Episode 1Fighting for Jennifer
Episode 2The Strange Case of the Disappearing Diamonds
Episode 3The Wrong Stuff
Episode 4They Are Under Starters Orders
Episode 5The People the World Forgot: Boat People in Hong Kong
Episode 6Your Life in Tired Hands
Episode 7The Planning Game
Episode 8A Dangerous Prescription
Episode 9The Secret in the Circles
Episode 10The Black Mist
Episode 11Eastenders
Episode 12Suffer Little Children
Episode 13Teachers in Trouble: Discipline in Schools
Episode 14Still Crazy After All These Years?
Episode 15Dirty Money
Episode 16Sun, Sand and Secrets
Episode 17Cameras in the Commons
Episode 18The Secret Life of Ned Walsh
Episode 19Political Vetting of Job Applicants
Episode 20Yesterday's Heroes
Episode 21Tall Stories
Episode 22The Taming of the Beeb
Episode 23The Detox
Episode 24Faith, Hope and Charity
Episode 25Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 1
Episode 26Kurt Waldheim - The Man Who Lived a Lie: Part 2
Episode 27Heartbreak Hotels
Episode 28The Trial of Theresa
Episode 29The Hanging Debate
Episode 30Doctor Beale's Diagnosis
Episode 31Help Yourselves
Episode 32The Sex Slaves of Europe
Episode 33Bitter Sweets
Episode 34TV-am Dispute
Episode 35Death of a Funny Man
Episode 36The Violent World of Nicholas Hoogstraten
Episode 37The Secret of the Safer Cigarette
Episode 38No Porsche for Derek B
Episode 39Bhopal - Tragedy Without End
Episode 40A Very British Mercenary