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FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1988
FOR A NUMBER OF GRADES SHOULDN'T CONTINUE
"WE ARE STILL RECRUITING OVERSEAS WITHIN THE SERVICE, AND THERE IS NO REASON WHY WE TO DO THAT IN THE FUTURE,
* SIR DAVID SAID.
TO HALF OF THE AND BEYOND 1997,
HE SAID IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT ABOUT A DEPARTMENT HEADS WOULD STILL BE EXPATRIATES UP
THIRD AND THAT WOULD BE TOTALLY IN KEEPING WITH THE JOINT DECLARATION.
TO
SPECIAL REPORT ON THE SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS WAS EXPECTED
REPLYING TO A QUESTION ABOUT A EMIGRATION PROBLEM IN HONG KONG, SIR DAVID STILL LOOKING FOR SOME ADDITIONAL FIGURES AND THE STUDY TO BE COMPLETED WITHIN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO.
HONG KONG WELCOMES HANOI INITIATIVE
THE
ON WITH OTHER
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WELCOMES THE EXPRESSED WILLINGNESS PART OF THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES TO DISCUSS GOVERNMENTS THE PROBLEM OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.
FOREIGN MINISTRY SPOKESMAN
GOVERNMENT
REFERRING ΤΟ A REPORT OF A VIETNAMESE SPOKESMAN BROADCAST ON HANOI RADIO, A HONG KONG' SAID: "THIS INITIATIVE ON THE PART OF THE VIETNAMESE MOST WELCOME.
AUTHORITIES IS
"THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN HANOI HAS RECEIVED AN HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS TO VISIT HANOI TO
INVITATION FOR WITH THE VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES AND WE SHALL BE RESPONDING POSITIVELY" DISCUSS THIS ISSUE THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
VIETNAMESE IMMIGRANTS
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT INTRODUCED A NEW POLICY ON BOAT PEOPLE ON JUNE 16 WHEREBY THEY ARE TREATED AS ILLEGAL UNLESS, AFTER SCREENING, THEY ARE DETERMINED TO BE GENUINE REFUGEES.
THOSE SCREENED OUT WILL BE DETAINED WITHOUT RESETTLEMENT UNTIL THEY CAN BE REPATRIATED TO VIETNAM.
ACCESS ΤΟ
THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT IT WOULD BE USEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
DISCUSS THIS PROBLEM VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES AND SEEK THEIR UNHAPPY OUTFLOW AND IN REPATRIATING THOSE WHO
סיT
COOPERATION
IN
VERY WITH THE
STOPPING THIS ARE NOT GENUINE
REFUGEES.
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