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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1988
"THE ARRIVAL OF SUCH LARGE NUMBERS OF BOAT PEOPLE HAS CREATED AN IMMENSE BURDEN FOR A SMALL TERRITORY WHERE LAND IS SCARCE.
DURING HIS VISIT, SIR DAVID WAS BRIEFED ON THE STEPS BEING TAKEN TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS AT THE CENTRES.
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"LAST WEEK, THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGREED THAT AS A TOWARDS LIBERALISATION OF CONDITIONS AT THE CENTRES, SCHOOL-AGE VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CHILDREN AT THE SHAN SHUI PO AND SAN YICK CENTRES WILL BE ALLOWED TO RECEIVE EDUCATION OUTSIDE THE CLOSED CENTRES," HE SAID.
"AT THE SAN TICK CLOSED CENTRE, IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE TO THE DRAINAGE FACILITIES.
"ONE AND A HALF FLOORS HAVE BEEN RESERVED FOR VOLUNTARY AGENCIES TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE REFUGEES. AND WE ARE WORKING OUT WAYS OF ALLOWING THE REFUGEES OUTSIDE THE CENTRE FOR RECREATIONAL PURPOSES.
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"FINALLY, HE SAID, "WE ARE URGENTLY LOOKING FOR OTHER WAYS OF ACCOMMODATING AT LEAST SOME OF THE REFUGEES NOW IN SAN YICK. THIS WILL NOT BE EASY. BUT WE WILL DO WHAT WE CAN TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS FOR THESE UNFORTUNATE PEOPLE WHILE THEY ARE IN HONG KONG AWAITING RESETTLEMENT.'
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UK BUSINESSMEN BRIEFED ON HK OPPORTUNITIES
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THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR JOHN YAXLEY, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) BRIEFED BUSINESSMEN IN LONDON ON THE OPPORTUNITIES WHICH LAY AHEAD FOR THEM AS HONG KONG EMBARKED ON A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL EXPANSION.
MR YAXLEY WAS ADDRESSING A SEMINAR AT THE LONDON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, WHICH HE NOTED WOULD BE SENDING A MISSION TO HONG KONG NBXT JANUARY.
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IN HIS SPEECH "HONG KONG: THE NEXT DECADE" MR YAXLEY OUTLINE OF THE "EXCITING NEW DEVELOPMENTS" WHICH WERE CHANGING THE FACE OF HONG KONG.
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CITING THE NEW INTERNATIONAL BORDER CROSSINGS, NEW PORT FACILITIES AND POSSIBLY A NEW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THESE WERE DEVELOPMENTS "IN WHICH THE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ONE FORM OR ANOTHER".
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