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SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1990
NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, SAYS THE GOVERNOR * * * * *
IN VERY
CLOSE TOUCH
WITH THE GUANGDONG
SIR
KONG KEPT HONG AUTHORITIES ON THE QUESTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, THE GOVERNOR, DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
THAT NOTING
THERE WAS
AN INCREASE
ILLEGAL IN
IMMIGRANTS OF AN
RECENTLY, SIR DAVID STRESSED THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION EVER
AMNESTY.
"THOSE WHO ARE FOUND HERE TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE SENT BACK TO CHINA. THAT MESSAGE MUST GET ACROSS VERY LOUDLY AND CLEARLY TO GUANGDONG, HE SAID.
THE GOVERNOR WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT RETURN FROM LONDON.
ON HIS
WE WATCH VERY "WE HAVE VERY STRICT CONTROL AT THE MOMENT.
A HIGH LEVEL. CAREFULLY THE BORDER AND THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THOSE WHO ARE FOUND AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HERE, WHETHER THEY ARE FOUND COMING INTO HONG KONG OR WHETHER THEY ARE FOUND HAVING
SIR DAVID POINTED OUT. WILL BE SENT BACK TO CHINA,
平
HE SAID THAT THOSE WHO TRIED TO
WORKED HERE,
OF
MAKE UNSCRUPULOUS USE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BY EMPLOYING THEM MUST ALSO BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE LAW.
"WE HAVE LAWS TO DEAL WITH THAT AND WE MUST TRY TO THAT THEY ARE APPLIED EFFECTIVELY," HE ADDED.
MAKE SURE
THE ASKED IF HE WAS AWARE OF ANY CHANGE OF AMERICAN STANCE ON QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN BERN FOLLOWING SOME CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE WHO HAD REALLY THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL.
WHO
THE
SITUATION YOU "THEY REALISE THAT IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THIS HAVE GOT TO HAVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES PEOPLE ARE FOUND NOT TO BE GENUINE REFUGEES. AND I HAVE FOUND AN WILLINGNESS TO UNDERSTAND THAT AMONGST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
HE SAID. WELL INFORMED PRESS IN THE UNITED STATES,
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INCREASING
AND
GENEVA LATER WHAT
ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD IN THIS MONTH, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS VERY HARD TO SAY AT THE MOMENT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE.
EARLIER HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NEAR UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT AT THE
WORLD COMMUNITY MEETING IN JANUARY THIS YEAR AND HE HOPED THAT THE WOULD PUSH THIS ONE FORWARD.
ENORMOUS
ON HIS VISIT TO BRITAIN, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT HE HAD FOUND AN AND HE WELCOMED THE OF AMOUNT
IN HONG KONG INTEREST
ABOUT THE ECONOMIC HE HAD HAD TO TALK TO PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITIES THERE WERE HERE FOR INVESTORS.
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