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WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1993
62 CHINESE MOTHERS ALLOWED TO STAY IN HONG KONG
THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID 62 OF THE 70 "ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT MOTHERS" WHO WERE REPATRIATED TO CHINA IN JANUARY 1988 HAD RETURNED TO HONG KONG ON ONE-WAY PERMITS ISSUED BY THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES.
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A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LAU CHIN-SHEK IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), HE SAID THEY HAD BEEN ALLOWED TO REMAIN HERE.
THE REMAINING EIGHT WHO HAVE NOT YET OBTAINED THEIR ONE-WAY EXIT PERMITS ARE FROM HAIFENG, GUANGZHOU, PANYU, SHANTOU AND SHANWEI.
"THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT HAS ASKED THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES TO CONSIDER SYMPATHETICALLY THE CASE OF THIS GROUP FOR THE EARLY ISSUE OF ONE-WAY EXIT PERMITS, MR ASPREY SAID.
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STUDY ON TSEUNG KWAN O CLINIC SITE
THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY IS WORKING WITH THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS ΤΟ IDENTIFY A SUITABLE SITE FOR THE PROVISION OF A SPECIALIST CLINIC IN TSEUNG KWAN O, THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, INFORMED THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
IN HER WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON EMILY LAU, MRS WONG SAID SHE FULLY UNDERSTOOD THE CONCERN OF THE TSEUNG KWAN 0 AND SAI KUNG RESIDENTS FOR ADDITIONAL MEDICAL FACILITIES.
"HOWEVER, ANY PROPOSAL FOR A NEW MEDICAL FACILITY MUST BE CAREFULLY EXAMINED AND FULLY JUSTIFY ON ITS OWN MERITS TO ENSURE THAT PUBLIC FUNDS ARE SPENT IN A COST-EFFECTIVE MANNER TO CATER FOR IN NEED, SHE SAID.
"IN THE CASE OF TSEUNG KWAN O, WE MUST ALSO TAKE INTO THE PACE OF POPULATION BUILD-UP AND THE INTERFACE WITH OTHER AND FACILITIES UNDER PLANNING,'
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THOSE
ACCOUNT EXISTING
BUILT IN
ON THE QUESTION OF WHEN A SPECIALIST CLINIC WILL BE THE AREA, MRS WONG SAID IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE TO BE PRECISE UNTIL A SUITABLE SITE HAD BEEN IDENTIFIED.
"MEMBERS MAY WISH TO KNOW THAT ONCE A SITE IS IDENTIFIED AND SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES, IT WOULD TAKE TWO TO THREE YEARS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A CLINIC,
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