THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1988
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON ISSUE OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
BRITISH
THE FOLLOWING IS A JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC VIETNAM TODAY (THURSDAY):
AND
OF
KONG GOVERNMENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH AND HONG
MET IN HANOI OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE
TO THE PROBLEMS ON AUGUST 3 AND 4 TO CONSIDER
HONG RONG. CREATED BY THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE THE MEETING TOOK PLACE IN AN OPEN AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.
ENTERING
CAUSES
REALISTIC AND EFFECTIVE REQUIRED. THEY FURTHER OF INTERNATIONAL
BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT, WHILE THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL
WERE COMPLEX, OF THE OUTFLOW FROM VIETNAM MEASURES TO BRING IT TO AN END WERE URGENTLY AGREED THAT ANY SOLUTION WOULD NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT LAWS, NATIONAL LAWS AND THE REALITIES OF SITUATION FOR BOTH SIDES.
THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS UNDER
ON WHICH REPATRIATION HUMAMITARIAN BASIS MIGHT TAKE PLACE WERE CONSIDERED. BOTH SIDES AGREED
URGENTLY, WITH ISSUES
A VIEW TO ANOTHER FURTHER TO CONSIDER THE
A
MEETING SOON AT WHICH PRACTICAL. DECISIONS COULD BE TAKEN.
GOVT AND KCRC TO ACT ON INVESTIGATION REPORT
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS
MADE ON THE
BY THE
THE
HAVE ALAN RAILWAY
MR INSPECTOR, INTO INVESTIGATION
COLLISION COOKSEY, IN
RAIL VEHICLE, THE ACTING BETWEEN A LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE AND A LIGHT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR C.F. MAK, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).
HIS REPORT
THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR IN HIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO
COOKSEY OF ALI. LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE SUGGESTED THAT THE TRAINING AND ABILITY (LRV) DRIVERS BE REVIEWED.
TAKRN
ACCEPTED THE
IN. STEPS, REGULAR RRINFORCEMENT
THE KCRC HAS INFORMED THE GOVERNMENT THAT IT HAS
HAS ALREADY AND RAILWAY INSPECTOR'S SUGGESTION CONJUNCTION WITH ITS CONSULTANTS, TO CARRY OUT ON THE TRAINING OF LRV DRIVERS,
LIGHT
RAIL TRANSIT
THE
CONTRACT,
WITH EXPERT CONSULTANTS
AS PART OF THE
(LRT) LEIGHTON MTA CONSORTIUM PROVIDES A SPECIALIST CONSULTANT KNOWLEDGE IN THE LRT OPERATION, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SERVICES PTY (MTCS), TO CONDUCT TRAINING COURSES FOR THE LRV DRIVERS,
'THE TRAINING