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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990
ARRANGEMENTS COVER REPATRIATION, REINTEGRATION
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VIETNAMESE
VIETNAM, OF
THE AGREED ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND THE GOVERNMENTS COVER THE REPATRIATION, AND REINTEGRATION IN BOAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE NON-REFUGERS, AND WHO NO PROSPECT OF RESETTLEMENT IN THIRD COUNTRIES.
HAVE
THE
TOLD THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,
ΤΟ A QUESTION LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY FROM THE HON RITA FAN
THE GOVERNMENT WOULD REQUEST THE MRS FAN HAD ASKED WHETHER
SO THAT BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE PUBLIC THE AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG COULD BE PROPERLY INFORMED.
GOVERNMENT
HAD
HE
BEEN CONSULTED, AND
TEXTS OF BILATERAL
MR BARNES SAID THE UK POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT THE PRACTICE FOR THE AGREEMENTS OF THIS NATURE TO BE MADE PUBLIC.
HOWEVER, THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE THAT:
(A) THE RETURNEES WILL BE TREATED HUMANELY AFTER
WILL NOT BE PUNISHED FOR TO VIETNAM, AND
VIETNAM CLANDESTINELY;
THEIR RETURN LEFT HAVING
THE UNHCR AND ΤΟ THE RETURNEES AFTER THEIR
(B) REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT,
AGENCIES WILL HAVE ACCESS
RETURN TO VIETNAM; AND
(C) REINTEGRATION
WILL ВЕ ASSISTANCE
GIVEN TO HELP THE RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN THEIR FORMER COMMUNITIES IN VIETNAM.
RETURNEES
ΤΟ
PROPOSALS FORMULATED ON REGULATING RETIREMENT SCHEMES
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AND
MANPOWER,
SCHEMES HAVE PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATION TO REGULATE RETIREMENT
ISSUED, THE SECRETARY NOW BEEN FORMULATED AND DRAFTING INSTRUCTIONS
SAID YEUNG.
IN THE FOR EDUCATION
K.Y.
THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
NOT
SAID
LEVELS
OF
REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MR YEUNG
ΤΟ
WOULD BE INTRODUCED
SPECIFY THE BILL INTENDED BENEFITS, NOR WOULD IT COMPEL EMPLOYERS TO SET UP RETIREMENT SCHEMES.
INSTEAD,
THE
IT WOULD ENSURE 'THAT EMPLOYEES WOULD BE PAID WHEN THEY FELL DUE.
BENEFITS ACCRUING
ΤΟ
/MR YEUNG