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After chatting for an afternoon, there is definitely a role, but no matter how well it is prevented, it is not a symptom but not a root cause, and if you want to solve the problem fundamentally, you will not rely on two police liaison officers, nor embassies and consulates, or even the Chinese government, but the South African government.

Han Bo had never felt so "powerless", and on the way back to the embassy, he was silent as he looked at the sheds built by the poor on both sides of the highway.

Recalling what he had seen and heard today, Qu Sheng asked curiously: "Korean Bureau, what kind of organization is the Police-Community Cooperation Center?"

"I'm sorry, I was distracted. ”

Han Bo smiled apologetically and patiently explained: "The Police-Community Cooperation Center is a non-profit organization, and several enthusiastic overseas Chinese leaders paid their own funds to convene overseas Chinese who are enthusiastic about public welfare undertakings to jointly plan and obtain the support of some Chinese businessmen, and the Consulate General also did a lot of work to help coordinate with relevant government departments, and finally was approved to be established.

The main purpose is to establish business contacts with local police units, familiarize themselves with police work procedures, and build channels for Chinese people to interact with police units, so that the police can learn more about the difficulties faced by the Chinese community, and at the same time do their best to assist the police in their work. Officially activated last year, three hotline numbers for external services were announced, and there were two full-time staff members who were responsible for answering Chinese calls for help and helping them deal with the difficulties they faced due to language barriers, legal problems and other problems. ”

"How's it going?"

"How to say this, the embassy and consulate are short of funds, and can only save tens of thousands of dollars from the budget to support their work, there is no stable source of funding, and the three hotlines can only be opened from 8 am to 5 pm. Even if the embassy or consulate has sufficient funds, it should not treat this cooperation center as a public institution, after all, this is South Africa, and the sovereignty of South Africa must be respected. ”

Liu Xincun looked up at the rearview mirror and added: "Running a good Chinese police-community cooperation center is a great thing for all Chinese, and we can only call on overseas Chinese living in South Africa to contribute money and force." ”

"Everything is difficult at the beginning, and the last time I came here, I talked to Director Li that he planned to set up a security company to provide security services for the Chinese. I think this method is feasible, the profit margin of security is still relatively large, and a good operation may really ensure the funding of the cooperation center. ”

"Mr. Li is a reserve police officer and is very familiar with the situation in the municipal police department, so it is definitely no problem for him to come forward. ”

"Reserve police?"

"A police branch in South Africa only needs to patrol the streets for more than ten hours a week, wearing police uniforms, driving police cars, and equipped with guns like regular policemen, and even has the right to enforce the law in case of emergency. There are several Chinese reserve police officers in South Africa, and Director Li is the first, and the Joburg Municipal Police often asks him to be an interpreter when it encounters cases involving Chinese. ”

"Is he a citizen of China or a citizen of the South?" reservists are found in many countries, and it is the first time that Qu Sheng, a reserve policeman, has heard of them.

"It's a South African police officer who puts on a police uniform, and it's a Chinese citizen who takes off a police uniform. ”

Han Bo also felt a little ridiculous, looking at a beautiful heavily guarded villa area on the side of the road, and said: "There is indeed a future in security, and the saying 'I would rather trust security than the police' is widely spread in South Africa." In Joburg, where security is at its worst, many large companies hire professional security guards to ensure security, and government departments, including police stations and courts, also employ security guards, which can be said to be one of the most sought-after occupations. ”

"The police department hired security guards?"

"No kidding, South African government departments spend more than 100 million rand a year to hire professional security guards from 15 security companies. In the more than 1,000 police stations across South Africa, many police stations in poor security areas also employ security guards to ensure the safety of guns, equipment and, in their words, to ensure that the police are more focused on dealing with gangsters. ”

Qu Sheng was made ridiculous, Han Bo nodded, and explained: "Big security companies are indeed more professional than police, some of the security guards of large companies are professional soldiers, and some are criminal police officers who jumped out of the police station. The security services provided are also comprehensive, you can spend money to follow their alarm system, and you can spend more money to hire security guards for close protection.

Mr. Zhang, who sat across from us at noon, had been robbed several times, and he said that he waited for the police more than an hour after the first robbery. After that, I installed an alarm device from a security company at home, and paid a service fee of six or seven hundred rand a month, which was a bit expensive, but it turned out to be worth the money.

The second time there was a robbery, the security guards quickly arrived at the scene and started a shootout with the robbers, scaring away the robbers who attempted to rob, but the police arrived at the scene after more than 20 minutes. Therefore, many South Africans call the security company for help after the robbery and then call the police. ”

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As the day of the premier's visit drew nearer, the embassy also did not bother to set up a banquet for Qu Sheng, and the leaders did not even have time to "educate the new comrades at the embassy."

Li Xiaolei personally cooked, made a table of hometown dishes, and invited several staff members who were not very busy to accompany her.

After eating, Qu Sheng hurried to the dormitory to reverse jet lag.

It is also rare to come abroad together, and the small couple packed up the dishes and chopsticks and walked out of the embassy for a walk.

China has fulfilled its obligations as a major country by arranging armed police around the embassies and consulates of other countries in China to ensure the safety of diplomats and officials of United Nations agencies in China. Although South Africa has a serious law and order problem, it is still relatively safe in this regard, and there are police patrols in several surrounding neighborhoods.

"Going to Joburg tomorrow?"

"I've communicated with the immigration bureau and will go directly to the airport tomorrow. ”

Li Xiaolei took her husband's arm and muttered: "Come back in the afternoon, I'm going to go again tomorrow morning, it's better not to come back, it's better to stay in the Consulate General." ”

She was not unhappy because she didn't have time to accompany her, but worried about her safety on the way back and forth, Han Bo patted her hand, "Today is a special situation, Director Qu is in office, how can he not report to the embassy." ”

"Remember to wear body armor and be safe when you go out. ”

"Don't worry, I deal with the police every day, and I don't go to the slums, so the security is still fine. ”

Staying in the embassy every day, going out is also going to a safe place, Li Xiaolei's impression of South African security is not so bad, and she is not as worried as before, and suddenly asked curiously: "Who will pay for the repatriation of the few smugglers repatriated tomorrow?"

"If a Chinese citizen is caught and repatriated by a relevant country for illegal entry or stay, if the relevant country does not bear the cost of repatriation, the person concerned or his relatives or friends shall bear the costs. After the identity of the repatriated person is verified, his relatives and friends will first remit the money in RMB to or in US dollars to the Finance Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After receiving the notice of receipt from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the embassies and consulates abroad shall assist in arranging for the parties to return to China. "When it comes to this, Han Bo is like a treasure.

"Out on your own?"

"They ran out on their own, and the state didn't let them come out, should the state reimburse them for air tickets?"

"Also, the state's money is taxpayers' money, and the state can't use someone else's money to pay for them. Li Xiaolei thought for a while and asked, "Since they want to pay for it themselves, how can they be willing to go back?"

Han Bo sighed lightly and explained: "The prison conditions of the Immigration Bureau are really not very good, there is only one meal of corn paste a day, which is difficult to swallow, and it is similar to pig food. It's not just them, there are also smugglers from other African countries, all blacks, who knows if those blacks have infectious diseases, they don't want to die in immigration prisons, so they are willing to let us help them contact their relatives and friends in China, and ask relatives and friends to help them pay for repatriation first. ”

"Will I be punished if I am repatriated?"

"The specific situation is dealt with, the comrades of the border guards are waiting at the airport, and they will be interrogated as soon as they get off the plane. If they violate Chinese law in South Africa and are suspected of criminal offenses, such as robbery or intentional injury to Chinese citizens, and are subject to criminal trial or unserved sentences by the South African judicial authorities, the domestic judicial authorities will also be prosecuted.

If they are just smuggling, just want to make some money, have not violated other laws and regulations, and are not suspected of criminal offenses, they will be detained, criticized, and educated, and they may be fined a little money, and their passports will be confiscated, and they will not be allowed to leave the country again for 5-10 years, and they will not be given passports again. ”

One of them was caught by the immigration bureau in the administrative capital, and Li Xiaolei, who helped in the consular department, was not ignorant of this, and asked puzzledly: "How can they use other people's passports to paste their own photos?"

That's why I'm going to meet them at Johannesburg airport tomorrow!

It would not be safe to go any further, Han Bo took her hand and walked back, and said lightly: "If you guess correctly, their final destination is not South Africa, but the United States." South Africa is just a foothold, and they may want to get a South African work visa first, then find a way to get residency in South Africa, and then go to the U.S. embassy or consulate in South Africa to apply for a U.S. visa. ”

"Can't you just apply?"

"The United States was frightened by them, and the U.S. embassy and consulates in China directly refused to apply to the Fujian passport when they saw it. You can't believe it, last year, a local government delegation in Fujian Province wanted to go to the United States to attract investment, but the consulate did not give them visas, worried that they would not come back. ”

It turned out that the rumors were true, and Li Xiaolei was completely convinced.

Han Bo looked back behind him, and continued: "Smuggling is not an uncommon thing, it can be said that several overseas Chinese in China have come from this way. The point is that their approach to entry is surprisingly consistent, and the immigration authorities have no access to their entry records, only information about their connecting flight from Johannesburg airport to Zimbabwe.

They are only farmers in the country, have no higher education, do not speak English, and may not have been abroad before, but they can be smuggled into South Africa in this way. What does this mean, it shows that someone is organizing and planning, that there is a very likely criminal gang in South Africa that organizes smuggling, and that people in South Africa may only be one link in the whole chain of organizing smuggling!"