WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1985
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12 000 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HK
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THERE WERE 11 832 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG AS AT DECEMBER 31, 1984, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID TODAY.
ON THEIR POSITION REGARDING RESETTLEMENT, MR JEAFFRESON SAID THE OFFICE OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES HAD SECURED FIRM ACCEPTANCE BY RESETTLEMENT COUNTRIES FOR ABOUT SIX PER CENT OF THEM.
ANOTHER 27 PER CENT WERE AWAITING A DECISION BY THE COUNTRY OR COUNTRIES TO WHICH THE UNHCR HAD SUBMITTED THEIR CASES FOR RESETTLEMENT; AND THE REMAINING 67 PER CENT, OR 7 957 REFUGEES, WERE EITHER CASES FOR WHICH THE UNHCR HAD NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO PUT FORWARD SUBMISSIONS OR WERE CASES WHERE THE UNHCR HAD MADE SUBMISSIONS WHICH HAD BEEN REJECTED BY AT LEAST ONE RESETTLEMENT COUNTRY. MR JEAFFRESON SAID IN REPLY TO QUESTION BY THE HON CHEN SHOU-LUM.
+THE UNHCR ESTIMATES THAT, OF THIS 67 PER CENT, ABOUT 5 250 HAVE BEEN REJECTED AT LEAST ONCE, HE SAID.
24 590 OVERSEAS DOMESTICS
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AT THE END OF 1984, THERE WERE 24 590 DOMESTIC HELPERS FROM OVERSEAS WHO HELD IMMIGRATION APPROVAL TO WORK IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID TODAY.
AT THE END OF 1983, THERE WERE 26 314 AND AT THE END OF 1982, THERE WERE 21 517, MR JEAFFRESON SAID IN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON BILL BROWN IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
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THREE BILLS PASSED
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THREE BILLS WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THEY ARE THE INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT)(NO. 2) BILL 1984, INSURANCE COMPANIES (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985 AND MONEY CHANGERS (DISCLOSURE OF RATES, CHARGES AND COMISSIONS) BILL 1984.
TWO BILLS WERE READ A SECOND TIME AND DEBATE ON THEM WAS AD JOURNED.
THEY ARE THE PENSIONS (SPECIAL PROVISIONS) (CUSTOMS OFFICERS) BILL 1985 AND INLAND REVENUE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1985.
THE MEETING WAS ADJOURNED TO FEBRUARY 27.
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