WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1989
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LIVING TEMPORARY KONG WAS
COMMENTING THAT THE BOAT PEOPLE WERE ENJOYING ENVIRONMENT BETTER THAN DID SOME LOCAL RESIDENTS LIVING IN HOUSING AREAS, MR SIT SAID HE FAILED TO UNDERSTAND WHY HONG STILL ACCUSED OF BEING INHUMANE BY THE INTERNTIONAL COMMUNITY.
THERE WILL COME A STAGE WHEN HONG KONG PEOPLE WILL SITUATION INTOLERABLE AND WE ARE NOT FAR FROM THAT.
FIND THE
INTERNATIONAL
"UNLESS SOMETHING POSITIVE IS DONE BY THE COMMUNITY, 1 AM AFRAID THAT HONG KONG WILL HAVE TO BE FORCED TO RESORT TO NEW INITIATIVES OUT OF SELF-PROTECTION WHICH I AM SURE WILL NOT PLEASE THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.
AFTER ALL, AS A RESPONSIBLE AND RESPONSIVE GOVERNMENT, THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S PRIME OBLIGATION IS THE WELFARE AND WISHES OF ITS OWN PEOPLE AND ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS SHOULD BE OF SECONDARY PRIORITY, HE SAID.
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MR SIT ALSO FAID TRIBUTE TO THE STAFF OF THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AND THE DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS FOR THEIR TOLERANCE IN MANNING AND RUNNING, UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS, THE VARIOUS REFUGEE AND BOAT PEOPLE FACILITIES.
INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CRITICISED FOR FAILING TO SOLVF PROBLEM
THE HON RITA FAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY} CRITICISED THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, SPECIFICALLY VIETNAM, THE UNITED STATES AND BRITAIN, FOR FAILING TO SOLVE THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM.
SHE CRITICISED VIETNAM FOR USING ITS PEOPLE AS BARGAINING CHIPS FOR FINANCIAL AID; THE UNITED STATES FOR PRACTISING DOUBLE STANDARDS; AND BRITAIN FOR SACRIFICING HONG KONG'S INTEREST FOR FEAR OF BRINGING WORLDWIDE CONDEMNATION UPON ITSELF.
MOTION DEBATE ON
SPEAKING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL'S VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, MRS FAN SAID THAT HONG KONG INTO TAKING DRASTIC MEASURES TO PROTECT THE SOCIAL TERRITORY 11 THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY FAILED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM.
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MIGHT BE FORCED STABILITY OF THE ACTIVELY HELF' IT
SHE SAID THAT IF THIS WERE
HAPPEN. 'LET IT BE CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD THAT HONG KONG HAS BEEN PUSHED INTO A CORNER BY VIETNAM AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY TO TAKE SUCH A HARD-LINE POLICY то CONTAIN THE PROBLEM. OUT OF ABSOLUTE NECESSITY."
MRS FAN SAID THE COMMUNITY WAS FED UP TO THEIR TEETH WITH THE PROBLEM WHICH HAD DRAGGED ON FOR MORE THAN A DECADE.
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