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THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1989
STRESSING THAT HONG KONG MUST PRESS FOR EARLY ACTION, HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE A SECOND MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE IN ASIA NEXT MONTH DURING WHICH PROGRESS WOULD BE ASSESSED AND MADE ON WHAT TO DO NEXT.
HE SOUTHEAST DECISIONS
SAID
"HONG KONG DOES NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF WAITING, PONDERING AND CONTEMPLATING IN A LENGTHY TIME FRAME," HE SAID.
VILLAGERS GIVEN ASSURANCES OVER MOVING VBP TO SEK KONG
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THE GOVERNMENT HAS REASSURED VILLAGERS AT PAT HEUNG AND KAM TIN THAT MOVING VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE INTO SEK KONG AIRSTRIP WOULD NOT POSE ADDITIONAL LAW AND ORDER PROBLEMS TO NEARBY VILLAGERS NOR то THE DISTRICT AS A WHOLE.
THIS,"
"THE POLICE WILL BE GIVEN SUFFICIENT MANPOWER TO ENSURE THE VILLAGERS WERE ASSURED IN A REPLY LETTER YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) FROM THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY.
MR ASPREY STRESSED THAT SEK KONG WAS A CLOSED CENTRE BOAT PEOPLE WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED OUT WITHOUT POLICE ESCORT.
AND THE
"WE ARE PRESSING VERY HARD TO ACHIEVE MANDATORY REPATRIATION BUT MEANWHILE IT IS NECESSARY TO PROVIDE SOME ACCOMMODATION FOR THE VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE UNTIL THEY ARE REPATRIATED ΤΟ VIETNAM, HE SAID.
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CENTRE HAS TO BE RESUMED
"THE CONSTRUCTION WORK FOR THE IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE MOVEMENT OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE SOMETIME THIS WEEK.
"WE HOPE HOWEVER, TO BE ABLE TO CLOSE THIS CENTRE AS SOON AS THE BOAT PEOPLE CAN BE REMOVED FROM HONG KONG BY REPATRIATION."