WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11, 1992
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TURNING TO THE SO-CALLED POLICE "MORALE" PROBLEM, MR ASPREY IT WAS WRONG TO SUGGEST THAT THE POLICE WERE PERFORMING THEIR DUTIES RELUCTANTLY AND INEFFICIENTLY.
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"THE POLICE CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES
DETERMINATION
DEDICATION, MORALE, HE SAID.
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AND COURAGE. THIS IS THE TRUE MEASURE OF
"THE POLICE ARE DOING A DIFFICULT JOB. WE SHOULD RECOGNISE THEIR HARD WORK AND ACHIEVEMENTS, NOT DIMINISH THEM,' HE ADDED.
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MOMENTUM OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION TO BE INCREASED
THE
OCTOBER 1991 AGREEMENT REACHED BETWEEN BRITAIN, HONG KONG AND VIETNAM ON REPATRIATION HAS WORKED WELL AND IS SUCCESSFUL IN STEMMING ARRIVALS FROM VIETNAM AND IN STIMULATING VOLUNTARY RETURNS.
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THIS WAS STATED BY THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, WHEN WINDING UP AN ADJOURNMENT DEBATE ON "VOLUNTARY RETURN PROGRAMME FOR VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS" IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TONIGHT
WEDNESDAY).
"WE NOW NEED TO BUILD ON THIS PROMISING START BY INCREASING THE PACE OF RETURN, MR ASPREY SAID.
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THE SECRETARY ALSO SAID THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT WAS SEEKING TO INCREASE THE MOMENTUM OF VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION BY EXTENDING THE PRESENT ARRANGEMENT FOR NON-VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION TO THE LONG-TERM SCREENED-OUT POPULATION IN THE CAMPS.
SO FAR, MR ASPREY SAID, THERE HAD BEEN NO SUBSTANTIATED CASE OF PERSECUTION OR MISTREATMENT OF ANYONE WHO HAD RETURNED.
THE
TO ENSURE THAT GUARANTEES WERE UPHELD, THE SECRETARY SAID UNHCR MONITORED THE TREATMENT OF EVERYONE WHO WENT BACK WHETHER UNDER THE VOLUNTARY OR THE MANDATORY RETURN SCHEME.
NEVERTHELESS, EVERY EFFORT IS BEING MADE BY THE GOVERNMENT AND OTHER AGENCIES TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE IN THE CENTRES ARE GIVEN ACCURATE AND RELIABLE INFORMATION ON CONDITIONS IN VIETNAM AND RECEIVE COUNSELLING ON REPATRIATION.
ON THE EXPANSION OF REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE IN VIETNAM, MR ASPREY SAID THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY HAD JUST EXTENDED A PILOT SCHEME OF ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE TO A FULL PROGRAMME PROVIDING $800 MILLION IN 17 PROVINCES OF VIETNAM.
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