| 释义 | boat peopleˈboat ˌpeople noun [plural]    people who escape from bad conditions in their country in small boats → refugeesA boat has to be purchased, from some one willing to sell it to potential boat people.An agreement was reached during Maude's visit to increase the rate of voluntary repatriation of boat people from Hong Kong.Artists record anthem to aid boat people.December 1989 start of involuntary repatriation of boat people p. 37122.He said that the deportations could jeopardise international negotiations aimed at finding a long-term solution to the boat people problem.Last year 6,652 boat people landed in Hong Kong, down from more than 34,000 in 1989.No reprieve for the boat people.The Government would seek international co-operation on checking the inflow of boat people at January's Geneva conference meeting.
 |