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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1988

IT PROVIDED A FORUM

RELATING

FOR BOTII THE FACTORY INSPECTORATE AND THOSE WORKING IN THE TRADE TO EXCHANGE VIEWS ON MATTERS WORKERS' HEALTH.

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IT WAS THE SECOND DISCUSSION SESSION ORGANISED BY THE FACTORY

JUNE, WHICH INSPECTORATE AFTER ONE HELD IN

CONCENTRATED ON SAFETY

LEGISLATION RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION WORK.

EMERGENCY HOLDING CENTRE FOR BOAT PEOPLF

(*ROWN THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO USE PART OF A PIECE OF

PEAK POWER PLANT TUEN MUN NEAR THE CASTLE

ΤΟ BUILD AN CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE HOLDING

BOAT PEOPLE BEFORE THE DETENTION CENTRE BECOMES AVAILABLE IN LATE DECEMBER.

LAND IN EMERGENCY WHITEHEAT

THE SAME SITE (TUEN MUN AREA 46 A) WILL LATER BE OPEN CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHEN THE PRESENT CLOSED BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LIBERALISED IN FUTURE.

USED

FOR CENTRES

AN

TUEN

THESE PLANS FOR THE SITE WERE OUTLINED TO MEMBERS OF THE DISTRICT MUN

BOARD TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR,

SECRETARY MR MIKE HANSON, AND THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT

FOR SECURITY, MRS CARRIE YAU, AT A SPECIAL MEETING.

MR HANSON SAID THERE WAS AN URGENT NEED FOR AN EMERGENCY HOLDING CENTRE BECAUSE OF THE

OF CONTINUING LEVEL OF ARRIVALS VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, AND THE LEAD TIME NECESSARY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW DETENTION CENTRE AT WHITEHEAD, WU KAJ SHA.

MIXTURE OF HUTS THE HOLDING CENTRE WILL BE MADE UP OF A CONTAINERS AND SHOULD PROVIDE ACCOMMODATION FOR ABOUT 3,000 PEOPLE THE END OF THIS MONTH.

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IMPLEMENTATION

AND

BY

WHITEHEAD

OPEN OF THE

THE BOAT PEOPLE TO BE HOUSED THERE WILL BE MOVED ONCE IT IS AVAILABLE AND THE CENTRE WILL LATER BE. TURNED INTO AN CAMP FOR

WHO ARRIVED REFUGEES SCREENING POLICY ON JUNE 16.

BEFORE THE

MR

POINTED HANSON

OUT THAT THE

LIBERALISATION

CENTRES WOULD RELIEVE THE BURDEN ON THE GOVERNMENT IN TERMS COSTS AND RECURRENT COSTS.

OF CLOSED OF STAFF

MADE BY THE THE SAVING, NOT INCLUDING THE CONTRIBUTION TO BE UNHCR TOWARDS THE CAPITAL COST OF THE OPEN CENTRE, IS ESTIMATED TO IN THE ORDER OF $100 MILLION TO $150 MILLION PER YEAR.

BE

/THE SECURITY,

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