THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1989

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OPENING OF PHASE I OF PILLAR POINT OPEN CAMP

SOME

EXISTING BATCHES

WITH PHASE I OF THE PILLAR POINT OPEN CAMP NOW COMPLETED,

FROM THE WILL BE TRANSFERRED REFUGEES 1,600 VIETNAMESE TEMPORARY CLOSED CAMP IN PILLAR POINT TO THE NEW OPEN CAMP IN AS FROM SATURDAY (JULY 22).

AND RELIEVE

"ABOUT 800 ADDITIONAL PLACES WILL COME ON STREAM IN AUGUST THESE WILL BE FILLED BY REFUGEES FROM OTHER CLOSED CENTRES TO OVERCROWDING," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

POINT WILL THE CONSTRUCTION

"THE SITE OF THE EXISTING TEMPORARY CAMP IN PILLAR BE VACATED BY THE END OF THIS MONTH TO MAKE WAY FOR OF PHASE II OF THE OPEN CAMP.

ABLE

ΤΟ

TO

CAM! ABOUT

"WHEN THIS IS COMPLETED BY NOVEMBER THIS YEAR, THE WHOLE

UP ACCOMMODATE THAT IS PHASES I AND II, WILL BE 5,500 REFUGEES.

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WOULD BE MANAGED BY A THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE NEW OPEN CAMP

COMMISSIONER MANAGEMENT COMPANY DESIGNATED BY THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH FOR REFUGEES TO PROVIDE THE MANAGEMENT SERVICES.

HE SAID.

"THE REFUGEES ARE REQUIRED TO PAY A RENT PLUS MANAGEMENT FEES,"

BUT STILL SUBJECT "THEY WILL BE ALLOWED FRERDOM OF MOVEMENT, TO THE OPEN CENTRE RULES UNDER THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE.

BE

OFFICIALLY

GAZETTED

AS AN

LAW OPEN CAMP

"THE POLICE WILL STEP UP PATROLS IN THE AREA TO STRENGTHEN AND ORDER. THE CAMP WILL SHORTLY.

"THE

COSTS OF

ABOUT

HAS

SIX

BEEN

MILLION

POUND REIMBURSED TO

FOR STERLING THE HONG KONG

CONSTRUCTING THE OPEN CAMP GOVERNMENT BY THE UK GOVERNMENT THROUGH THE UNHCR."

SDB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTED

MR HOWARD WELLS HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS

BOARD (SDB) OF THE NEW SPORTS DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHED NEXT YEAR.

THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WILL BE FORMALLY WHICH

MR WELLS WAS SELECTED FROM 28 APPLICANTS WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM OCTOBER 1 THIS YEAR.

AND HIS APPOINTMENT

THE DECISION

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