Formal apology

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At the Chinese New Year celebration at Parliament on 12 February 2002, the Prime Minister, Helen Clark formally apologised to those Chinese people who had paid the poll tax and suffered other discrimination, and to their descendants. She also stated that Cabinet had authorised her and the Minister for Ethnic Affairs to pursue with representatives of the families of the early settlers a form of reconciliation which would be appropriate to and of benefit to the Chinese community.



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