TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1989
GOVT LOOKING AT LAW AND ORDER ON TAI A CHAU
THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD. SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THE GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LONG TERM SITUATION ON CHAU TO SEE HOW LAW AND ORDER CAN BE MAINTAINED THERE.
THE POLICE WERE NOW WORKING ON THIS. HE SAID.
SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DAVID SAID THE POLICE HAD REACTED MAGNIFICENTLY IN THE ISLAND AFTER THE WEEKEND TROUBLE.
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MEETING, SIN RESTORING ORDER ON
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I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THESE TROUBLES FROM TIME TO
IT'S CLEARLY WHAT WAS THE ORIGIN BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE, OF THIS TROUBLE ON THIS OCCASION," HE SAID.
THEY COULD DEAL WITH ARMY INVOLVEMENT
SIR DAVID SAID THE POLICE WERE CONFIDENT THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE TOO EARLY TO TALK ABOUT AT PRESENT.
HELPING IN A LARGE BY SUPPLYING TENTS IN OTHER
HE POINTED OUT THAT THE ARMY WAS ALREADY
WAYS.
HELPING THEY
ADMINISTRATIVELY NUMBER OF
WERE WATER AND FOODS. AND THEY WERE HELPING BY PUTTING UP CAMPS. AND SO ON.
INCIDENT
MIGHT AFFECT THE
PROPOSAL
FOR A LOOK AT THE
THE ON WHETHER PERMANENT CAMP ON TAI A CHAU, SIR DAVID SAID: "WE HAVE GOT TO THE FUTURE OF THE SOKOS AGAINST THE PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT US FOR REST OF THE YEAR.
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IT CREATES
MAINTAIN. 'IT'S NOT AN EASY PLACE TO DIFFICULTIES FOR THE SECURITY FORCES IN GETTING OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM.
OPERATIONAL THERE. AND THAT IS
11ONG KONG WE HAVE
"ON THE OTHER HAND. IT IS REMOTE FROM THE PEOPLE OF AND. FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW. THERE IS SOME ADVANTAGE IN IT.
THESE CONSIDERATIONS WHEN WE DECIDE TO BALANCE VERY CAREFULLY ALL WHAT TO DO FOR THE FUTURE.
END THE ASKED WHETHER THE INCIDENT WOULD INCREASE PRESSURE TO
WELL AWARE OF THAT FIRST ASYLUM POLICY, SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS VERY PRESSURE.
UNDERSTANDABLE "I THINK IT'S SHOULD BE GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED.
IN THE
COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE
"WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL. HOWEVER, BEFORE DRAMATIC MEASURE AS THAT.
CURRENTLY "WE ARE
STILL
WE TAKE SUCH
OF PROSPECT OF OUR POLICY
WORKING HARD ON THE MANDATORY REPATRIATION FOR THESE PEOPLE. THAT IS PART AND WE ARE STILL PLANNING ON THAT BASIS.
"AND IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY, I THINK. AWAY FROM THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT.
WHETHER WE SHOULD MOVE
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SIR DAVID SAID.
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