WEDNESDAY, JULY 10, 1991
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NON-REFUGEE CENTRES IN VIETNAM UNDER STUDY
THE GOVERNMENT IS DISCUSSING
ESTABLISHMENT OF
WITH INTERNATIONALLY
THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT
CENTRES MANAGED
IN
THE POSSIBLE VIETNAM TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES.
THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY
HON FOR
THE SECURITY, QUESTION BY THE HON LAM ALISTAIR ASPREY, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A WAI-KEUNG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
CONTINUING MR ASPREY SAID THE GOVERNMENT WAS
ITS EFFORTS TO REPATRIATION OF ALL SECURE AGREEMENT TO ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE
THOSE
SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES.
ADMINISTRATION WOULD TAKE
MR LAM WAS ASKING THE MEASURES THE TO COPE WITH AND ACCOMMODATE THE FURTHER INFLUX OF BOAT PEOPLE.
ARRIVALS IN WHATEVER SPACE IS
NEW "WE PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE AVAILABLE IN EXISTING DETENTION CENTRES.
UNHCR,
THE
CO-OPERATION WITH
GENERALLY INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ACROSS ΤΟ PEOPLE IN VIETNAM THAT CLANDESTINELY IN SEARCH OF A
IN "AT THE SAME TIME, WE ARE, VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT AND THE ENDEAVOURING TO GET THE MESSAGE THERE IS NO POINT IN LEAVING VIETNAM BETTER LIFE OVERSEAS, MR ASPREY ADDED.
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MINIBUS PRICING MECHANISM APPROPRIATE
THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, THE HON MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (WEDNESDAY) SAID THE RED MINIBUSES (RMB'S) PROVIDED A SUPPLEMENTARY SERVICE TO THE MASS CARRIERS WHOSE VIABILITY DEPENDED ON MARKET FORCES.
IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO THE HON DAVID CHEUNG CHI-KONG'S QUESTION ON WHETHER THE GOVERNMENT HAS ANY PLAN TO EXERCISE SOME CONTROL OVER THE PRICING OF RMB'S TO PREVENT EXCESSIVE PROFITEERING, MR LEUNG SAID THE EXISTING PRICING MECHANISM OF RMB'S WAS CONSIDERED APPROPRIATE.
RMB'S OPERATE ON NON-SCHEDULED ROUTES. THEY PROVIDE A FLEXIBLE SERVICE FOR PASSENGERS WHO ARE PREPARED TO PAY HIGHER FARES IN RETURN FOR MORE CONVENIENCE AND COMFORT THAN IS GENERALLY PROVIDED BY BUSES.
THEIR VIABILITY IS SUBJECT TO MARKET FORCES AND THE COMPETITIVENESS OF INDIVIDUAL OPERATORS.
IF THEIR CHARGES ARE TOO HIGH, THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT ENOUGH CUSTOMERS, WHEREAS, IF THEIR FARES WERE PRE-DETERMINED, THIS WOULD DETRACT FROM THEIR RESPONSIVENESS TO CHANGES IN LOCAL MARKET
CONDITIONS.
/MR LEUNG