FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1988
GOVERNOR TO VISIT LONDON IN MARCH
THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, WILL VISIT LONDON FROM MARCH 20 TO 23. THIS WILL BE ANOTHER IN THE SERIES OF REGULAR CONTACTS BETWEEN THE GOVERNOR AND FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE MINISTERS AND OFFICIALS.
THE GOVERNOR WILL ALSO GIVE A SPEECH AT THE ROYAL INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS ON MARCH 21.
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THE GOVERNOR'S LAST VISIT TO LONDON WAS FROM OCTOBER 24 TO 28 LAST YEAR.
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FOURTH VR CLOSED CENTRE BEING PLANNED
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THE GOVERNMENT IS PLANNING URGENTLY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION FOURTH CLOSED CENTRE TO ACCOMMODATE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN VIEW OF THE OVERCROWDING IN THE HEI LING CHAU AND TUEN MUN CLOSED CENTRES.
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR DAVID JEAFFRESON, SAID THIS TODAY (FRIDAY) IN A REPLY TO THE DIRECTOR OF OXFAM IN HONG KONG, MR CHRIS BALE, COMMENTING ON ITS REPORT ON "VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN HONG KONG: THE WAY FORWARD",
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EVERY INDICATION IS THAT THE PROPOSED FOURTH CLOSED CENTRE WILL BECOME A REGRETTABLE NECESSITY DURING THE COURSE OF 1988. SAID MR JEAFFRESON.
MR JEAFFRESON EXPLAINED THAT THE OVERCROWDING IN THE CLOSED CENTRES WAS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE FURTHER SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS AND PARTICULARLY FROM NORTHERN VIETNAM TN THE SECOND BALF OF LAST YEAR A TREND WHICH WAS APPARENTLY CONTINUING IN THE EARLY DAYS OP THIS YEAR AND THE SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN RESETTLEMENT OFFTAKE DURING LAST YEAR.
THE TOTAL CLOSED CENTRE POPULATION ACTUALLY INCREASED BY 45 PER CENT FROM 4,400 IN THE BEGINNING OF LAST JULY TO 6,400 AT THE END OF DECEMBER.
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ON THE REPORT'S REFERENCE TO CLOSED CENTRES AS "PRISONS" MR JEAFFRESON SAID: "THE ONLY RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN A CLOSED CENTRE AND A PRISON IS THAT BOTH PLACES ARE USED FOR THE CONFINEMENT OF PEOPLE.
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