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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1988
DISTRICT
BOARD THAT POLICE
FROM
ON EDUCATION, MR HANSON TOLD THE COMMUNITY RELATIONS OFFICERS AS WELL AS OFFICIALS BRANCH WOULD BE VISITING ALL THE CLOSED CENTRES TO BRIEF THE ACTUAL SITUATION IN HONG KONG, AND TO REMIND THEM OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
"THIS SHOULD HELP ENSURE THAT THE REFUGEES RESPONSIBLE ATTITUDE AS THEY RE SLOWLY GET OUT INTO THE HE SAID.
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HE ADDED THAT A LOT MORE COULD BE DONE IN THIS WORKING GROUPS TO MONITOR THE RELAXATION PROGRAMME GET DOWN AND HE AGAIN URGED MEMBERS TO JOINT THE GROUPS ΤΟ ENSURE AMOOTR IMPLEMENTATION.
"IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS JOIN THE WORKING GROUPS TO HELP US IDENTIFY PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN THIR RELAXATION PROGRAMME.
"OTHERWISE, IT WILL BE MUCH MORE DIFFICULT TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE VIEWS OF THE RESIDENTS OF TUEN MUN, HR SAID.
MR HANSON ALSO TOLD DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS THAT IT WAS WRONG TO ASSUME THAT THERE WOULD BE 13,000 REFUGEES IN THE DISTRICT NEXT YEAR.
PROGRAMME AT ARBA
"THE FIRST PHASE OF THE CONSTRUCTION
46A SHOULD BE COMPLETED ON OCTOBER 10, AND ABOUT 1,400 RESIDENTS OF BAN YICK WILL. BR MOVED THERE DURING THAT WEEK.
"ANOTHER 600 REFUGEES FROM THE CAPE COLLINSON CLOSED CAMP WILL MOVE IN SHORTLY AFTERWARDS," HE SAID.
MR HANSON ADDED THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD DECIDED NOT TO PROCEED WITH PLANS TO USE THE SITE AB AN EMERGENCY HOLDING CENTRE FOR VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THE YEAR.
"THIS MEANS THAT NO BOAT PEOPLE AWAITING SCREENING, WHO ARE GENERALLY OF A HIGHER SECURITY RISK, WILL BE PUT IN THE CAMP," HR SAID.
HE ALSO POINTED OUT THAT BECAUSE OF SITE CONSTRAINTS, CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE CENTRE WOULD NOT START UNTIL
1990.
'90 THE REFUGER POPULATION AT ARBA 46A SHOULD BK ABOUT 5,000 BY 1990, HE SAID.
MR HANSON AGAIN POINTED OUT THAT SOCIAL SERVICES FOR THE REFUGEES WOULD BE PROVIDED BY VOLUNTARY AGENCIES UNDER THE AUSPICRS OF THE UNHCR, AND THAT THERE WOULD BE NO IMPACT ON LOCAL TRANSPORT, MEDICAL AND EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES AS WELL AS
OPPORTUNITIES.
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