THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1992
VIETNAMESE DETENTION CENTRE RULES AMENDED
SEVERAL
AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE DETENTION CENTRES FOR VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS.
то THE RULES GOVERNING
THE AMENDMENTS WERE GAZETTED TODAY (THURSDAY).
"THESE
AMENDMENTS
HAVE BEEN MADE
OF OUR IN THE LIGHT
A OPERATIONAL EXPERIENCE OF RUNNING THESE CENTRES OVER SEVERAL YEARS, GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
"THEY
ARRANGEMENTS INCLUDE A NEW PROVISION TO FACILITATE DETAINEES TO MEET WITH THEIR LEGAL ADVISERS,
FOR
"EXISTING DETENTION CENTRE RULES MAKE NO PROVISIONS FOR
HE ADDED. VISITS, ALTHOUGH SUCH VISITS ARE COMMON,
LEGAL
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THE
ANOTHER NEW PROVISION IS THAT EXCEPT FOR GOOD CAUSE, OR AT REQUEST OF A DETAINEE, A CAMP SUPERINTENDENT MAY NOT REFUSE PERMISSION TO ANY PERSON WISHING TO VISIT A DETAINEE.
PRIVATE
VISITS
SUCH
ARE VERY COMMON, AND INTENDED ONLY TO CLARIFY THE POSITION.
THIS
CHANGE
IS
THE OTHER AMENDMENTS ARE MOSTLY TECHNICAL IN NATURE, MAINLY CHANGES FOR CLARIFICATION PURPOSES.
INVOLVING
AT PRESENT MORE THAN
VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS ARE OF WHOM SOME ACCOMMODATED IN NINE DETENTION CENTRES IN HONG KONG,
BEEN
AND FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS
ARE 23,000 HAVE
AWAITING
REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM.
51,000
MORE ANIMALS COME UNDER PROTECTION
* * * * *
MORE LOCAL ANIMALS WERE TODAY (THURSDAY) ADDED ONTO THE LIST OF PROTECTED WILD ANIMALS UNDER THE SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE WILD ANIMALS PROTECTION ORDINANCE.
THEY ARE THE MONGOOSES, WATER MONITOR, HONG KONG NEWT, KONG KONG CASCADE FROG AND ROMER'S TREE FROG.
THESE SPECIES ARE NATIVE AND RARE IN HONG KONG AND THEREFORE REQUIRED MORE PROTECTION, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SAID.
THE AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE WILD ANIMALS PROTECTION ORDINANCE WERE GAZETTED TODAY.
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