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MONDAY, JULY 4, 1988
ASKED WHETHER THERE WAS ANY POSSIBILITY TO AMEND THE AGREEMENT, MR JACOBS SAID IT WOULD BE WRONG FOR HIM ΤΟ ANTICIPATE THE DISCUSSIONS IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. "WE WILL HAVE TO SEE HOW IT
GOES.
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HE POINTED OUT THAT BEARING IN MIND THAT THE AGREEMENT WOULD GO то THE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY, IT WOULD BE CONSTITUTIONALLY WRONG FOR HIM TO ENTER INTO ANY DISCUSSION OF THE DELIBERATIONS IN THAT COMMITTEE.
WEEKEND RUSH NOT AFFECTING SCREENING POLICY: NIGEL FRENCH
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THE RUSH OF VIETNAMESE ARRIVALS OVER THE
IMMEDIATE EFFECT ON THE SCREENING POLICY, THE
MR NIGEL FRENCH SAID TODAY (MONDAY).
WEEKEND HAS HAD NO REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR,
ALTHOUGH
THE FACILITIES TO
HE ALSO STRESSED THAT THE SITUATION WAS UNDER CONTROL OBVIOUSLY THE RUSH PUT GREATER STRAIN ON ACCOMMODATE THESE PEOPLE.
PLANS WERE ALREADY IN HAND FOR ANOTHER DETENTION CENTRE AT CHI MA WAN WHICH WOULD HAVE A CAPACITY FOR A FURTHER 3,000 PEOPLE AFTER THE BOAT PEOPLE THERE WERE MOVED TO INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS LATER THIS, OR EARLY NEXT MONTH, HE ADDED.
MR FRENCH WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER ACCOMPANYING A VISITING U.S. CONGRESSMAN, MR GARY ACKERMAN, ON A TOUR OF THE SHAM SAUI PO CLOSED CENTRE.
HE SAID IT TOOK TIME FOR THE MESSAGE OF THE NEW POLICY TO REACH VIETNAM.
"CLEARLY, IT HAS ONLY BEEN TWO WEEKS SINCE WE INTRODUCED THE
POLICY.
'WE'VE SEEN A RUSH OVER THE WEEKEND OF ARRIVALS WHO ARE PEOPLE UNDOUBTEDLY HELD UP ON THE CHINESE COAST AS THE RESULT OF THE TYPHOON, THE EFFECT OF TYPHOON VANESSA WHILE THEY'VE BEEN SHELTERING FROM THAT ALONG THE COAST OF CHINA SOMEWHERE.
STILL ABOUT THE POLICY
"FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE ARRIVING NOW, WE HAVE NO INDICATION THAT ANY OF THEM KNEW BEFORE THEY SET OUT FROM VIETNAM.
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