TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1992
MR BRESNIHAN SAID UNHCR ASSISTANCE IN COUNSELLING VIETNAMESE IN WERE MAJOR THE CAMPS AND IN MONITORING THE WELL-BEING OF RETURNEES FACTORS IN THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAMME.
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"WE LOOK FORWARD TO REACHING NEW LANDMARKS IN THE MONTHS AS INCREASING NUMBERS OF MIGRANTS REALISE THEIR ONLY FUTURE RETURNING TO VIETNAM," HE SAID.
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TODAY'S FLIGHT WAS THE 112TH SINCE THE PROGRAMME MARCH 1989. THE 236 RETURNEES COMPRISED 86 MEN, 73 WOMEN, 45 BOYS AND 32 GIRLS.
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OF VIETNAMESE THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 20,093 THE TOTAL NUMBER MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY, OF WHICH 6,114 RETURNED THIS YEAR ALONE.
SMOKING BAN ON PUBLIC TRANSPORT CARRIERS FROM AUGUST
PUBLIC TRANSPORT PASSENGERS WILL BE PROHIBITED FROM SMOKING ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT CARRIERS FROM AUGUST 1 THIS YEAR.
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ARE REQUIRED TO AT THE SAME TIME, PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATORS PUT UP SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF "NO SMOKING" SIGNS AT PROMINENT ON THE CARRIERS.
POSITIONS
(TUESDAY) SAID A SPOKESMAN FOR THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT TODAY
HEALTH) ORDINANCE TO THE SMOKING AMENDMENT RECENT THE EXTENDED THE PROHIBITION TO ALL PUBLIC TRANSPORT CARRIERS.
(PUBLIC
PASSENGERS ARE GIVEN A GRACE PERIOD UNTIL AUGUST WITH THE NEW REQUIREMENTS, HE SAID.
1 TO COMPLY
ORDINANCE, IF ANY PERSON SMOKES UNDER SECTION 4 OF THE
CIGAR OR
PUBLIC PIPE ON A HOLDS A LIGHTED CIGARETTE, CARRIER, THE DRIVER, INSPECTOR OR MANAGER OF THE CARRIER THAT PERSON TO EXTINGUISH IT.
OR
TRANSPORT MAY REQUIRE
TO REQUIRED
AND TO
GIVE LEAVE
HIS THE
BE WILL IF THAT PERSON FAILS TO DO SO, HE
IDENTITY NAME AND
PRODUCE PROOF OF ADDRESS, TO PUBLIC TRANSPORT CARRIER.
TO COMPLY OF THE CARRIER
HE AND
SHALL
WITH THE SHALL NOT BE
REQUEST.
THE
REMOVE
ENTITLED
HIM
FROM TO
A
IF THE PERSON STILL FAILS DRIVER, INSPECTOR OR MANAGER THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT CARRIER REFUND OF THE FARE PAID BY HIM.
ANY PERSON WHO CONTRAVENES SECTION 4 OF THE
ORDINANCE COMMITS
AN OFFENCE AND IS LIABLE ON SUMMARY CONVICTION TO A FINE OF $5,000.
THE SPOKESMAN