SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1992
WHILE TOURING THE METRO POLICE HEADQUARTERS YESTERDAY (FRIDAY) MORNING, THE DELEGATION WAS RECEIVED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE METRO POLICE, MR JOHN MACDONALD, AND ALSO MET WITH THE CHAIRPERSON OF THE METRO POLICE SERVICES BOARD, MISS SUSAN ENG.
APART FROM VISITING THE EDUCATION CENTRE OF THE TORONTO BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE BLOOR COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE, THE JPC MEMBERS ALSO JOINED IN A LARGE SCOUT GROUP MEETING AND EXCHANGED VIEWS WITH SCOUTS WHO CAME FROM DIFFERENT ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS.
MORNING.
THE DELEGATION WILL LEAVE FOR OTTAWA NEXT MONDAY
(OCTOBER 12)
TO ENHANCE THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF CANADIAN LIFE, EACH OF THE JPC MEMBER WILL BE INVITED TO STAY IN A HOST FAMILY OF THE OTTAWA POLICE, AND THEY WILL JOIN IN THE THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH THEIR HOSTS ON THANKSGIVING DAY.
JPC
FULL PROGRAMMES HAVE ALREADY BEEN LINED UP FOR THE DELEGATION IN OTTAWA. THE GROUP WILL TAKE PART IN STREET PROCESSION AT CARNIVAL, VISIT POLICE CENTRE, ATTEND CHARITY DINNER FOR THE CANADIAN YOUTH FOUNDATION AND MEET WITH THE "VENTURERS", WHO ARE THE LOCAL COUNTERPARTS OF THE HONG KONG JPC.
BEFORE DEPARTING FOR HONG KONG ON OCTOBER 16, THE GROUP WILL ATTEND SEVERAL FESTIVAL HONG KONG EVENTS WHICH INCLUDE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE CITY CONTEMPORARY DANCE COMPANY AND THE OPENING NIGHT OF THE FILM FESTIVAL.
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58 NON-REFUGEES RETURN TO VIETNAM
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THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR BRIAN BRESNIHAN, TODAY WELCOMED THE SMOOTH REPATRIATION OF 58 VIETNAMESE THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME (ORP).
"WE ARE PLEASED THAT THE REPATRIATION OPERATION CONDUCTED MORNING HAS BEEN UNEVENTFUL.
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"INCREASINGLY, NON-REFUGEES REALISE THAT THEIR FUTURE LIES BACK IN VIETNEM, WHERE THEY CAN REBUILD THEIR LIVES WITH ASSISTANCE FROM THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
FINANCIAL AND OTHER AID SAID.
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TODAY ON VIETNAMESE
A TOTAL OF 58 VIETNAMESE NON-REFUGEES WERE RETURNED THE SIXTH ORP FLIGHT UNDER THE AGREEMENT REACHED WITH GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER 29 LAST YEAR.
THE GROUP COMPRISED 21 MEN, 12 WOMEN, FIVE BOYS AND 20 GIRLS.
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