THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1989
"THE BILATERAL AND THE MULTILATERAL APPROACHES INCOMPATIBLE OR MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. WE SHALL CONTINUE EFFORTS THROUGH BOTH CHANNELS.
ARE NOT WITH OUR
"WE ARE GOING BACK то GENEVA IN LATE NOVEMBER OR EARLY DECEMBER TO RECONVENE THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING AND WE HOPE то MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS THERE. HE SAID.
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MR HANSON SAID THAT AT THE MEETING THERE WAS A GENERAL RECOGNITION THAT THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME WAS NEVER GOING TO BE A SUFFICIENT SOLUTION TO THE BOAT PEOPLE PROBLEM.
"THERE WAS ALSO A GENERAL ACCEPTANCE THAT EVERYONE WHO IS NOT
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A REFUGEE MUST RETURN TO VIETNAM, HE SAID.
WHEN ASKED ABOUT THOSE VIETNAMESE CHILDREN WHO HAD COME ΤΟ HONG KONG WITHOUT THEIR PARENTS. MR HANSON SAID IT WAS ALREADY AGREED IN JUNE IN GENEVA THAT THERE WOULD BE SPECIAL ARRANGEMENTS TO DEAL WITH THESE PEOPLE.
"WE ARE NEGOTIATING WITH THE UNHCR TO SET UP A SPECIAL PROCEDURE. NOT TO DETERMINE THEIR STATUS. BUT ΤΟ DETERMINE THEIR BEST INTERESTS LIE. NORMALLY THEIR INTERESTS LIE WITH PARENTS, AND THEIR PARENTS ARE IN VIETNAM.
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"WE HAVE NOT CONCLUDED ANY AGREEMENT WITH THE UNHCR. BUT WILL BE A COMMITTEE TO BE SET UP TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON WHAT THE DURABLE SOLUTION FOR THESE CHILDREN," HE SAID.
"EACH CHILD WILL HAVE TO BE CONSIDERED ON AN INDIVIDUAL CASE BASIS, HE ADDED.
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TOP GOVT OFFICIALS TO VISIT CANTON AND PEARL RIVER DELTA
A DELEGATION OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IS ΤΟ LEAVE ON MONDAY (OCTOBER 23) FOR A FIVE-DAY VISIT OF MAJOR COASTAL PORTS AND CITIES OF GUANGDONG AT THE INVITATION OF THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
THE 11-MEMBER DELEGATION WILL BE LED BY THE SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS. MR GRAHAM BARNES, AND THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MRS ANSON CHAN. THE MEMBERS WILL INCLUDE SENIOR TRANSPORT, ENVIRONMENTAL, MARINE, TOWN PLANNING AND AIR TRAFFIC OFFICIALS.
THEY WILL VISIT CANTON, SHENZHEN, ZHUHAI. SHEKOU, DONGGUAN, FOSHAN, ZHONGSHAN AND SHUNDE TO SEE GENERAL DEVELOPMENT THERE.
/THE DELEGATION