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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1992
BETWEEN MID-1991 AND MID-1992, THERE WERE 71, 800 BIRTHS AND 30,600 DEATHS IN HONG KONG.
THE BALANCE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS THUS AMOUNTED TO ACCOUNTED FOR 73 PER CENT OF THE POPULATION GROWTH.
41,200 AND
DURING THE SAME PERIOD, THE BALANCE OF TOTAL ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES SHOWED A NET INFLOW OF 15,500 PERSONS.
235 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME
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A GROUP OF 235 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED то VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
COMPRISING 81 MEN, 74 WOMEN, 26 BOYS AND
THE 121ST BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
54 GIRLS, THEY WERE
THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 7,798 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 21,677 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
500 RETIRING CIVIL SERVANTS ATTEND SEMINAR
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FIVE HUNDRED RETIRING CIVIL SERVANTS ATTENDED A PRE-RETIREMENT SEMINAR ORGANISED BY THE CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH TODAY (TUESDAY).
ADDRESSING THE OPENING OF THE SEMINAR, DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, MR LAM WOON-KWONG, SAID THE SEMINAR AIMED TO HELP THE OFFICERS CONFRONT ANY LATENT FEAR AND APPREHENSION, DEVELOP A MORE POSITIVE AND HEALTHY ATTITUDE TOWARDS RETIREMENT AND DEFINE THEIR OWN PRIORITIES AND TAKE ACTION IN GOOD TIME.
"THIS SEMINAR WILL ALSO PROVIDE YOU WITH A FORUM TO SHARE YOUR VIEWS AND FEELINGS WITH RETIRING COLLEAGUES AND EXPERTS IN SPECIFIC FIELDS AND TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO COMMON PROBLEMS, HE TOLD THE PARTICIPANTS.
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THE PROGRAMME OF THE TWO-DAY SEMINAR IS AN IMPROVEMENT ONES HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR, AFTER CONSULTATION WITH PARTICIPANTS AS WELL AS EXPERTS IN THE FIELD.
IT PROVIDES INFORMATION AND ADVICE ON PRE-RETIREMENT PREPARATION, HOW TO COPE WITH THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPACT OF RETIREMENT, HEALTH AND NUTRITION FOR RETIREES AND BASIC FINANCE PLANNING.
TWO SIMILAR SEMINARS DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS OF OFFICERS WILL BE CONDUCTED NEXT WEEK.
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