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FRIDAY, JULY 30, 1993
HE BELIEVED THAT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO WOULD STAY IN SERVICE AS A RESULT OF THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT, AND THE NUMBER WHO WOULD HAVE STAYED UNDER THE OLD POLICY WAS NOT LIKELY TO BE VERY GREAT.
"WE DO NOT EXPECT TO BE INUNDATED WITH APPLICATIONS AND IN
PROBABLY MOST OF THE OVERSEAS OFFICERS TRANSFERRING WOULD CASE HAD THEIR CONTRACTS RENEWED ANYWAY.
ANY HAVE
"OVERALL, THE GOVERNMENT IS CONVINCED THAT THIS NEW DEVELOPMENT IS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS MANY OF
OVERSEAS THE LONG-SERVING CONTRACT OFFICERS HAVE CONSIDERABLE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE.
"IF
ARE THEY
PREPARED ΤΟ COMMIT THEMSELVES BY BECOMING PERMANENT RESIDENTS, HONG KONG MUST STAND TO BENEFIT."
HAVE NO THE FUTURE
THE SPOKESMAN ALSO EMPHASISED THAT THE CHANGES WOULD
ON
FILLING OF PRINCIPAL OFFICIAL
IN POSTS
THE
EFFECT SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION GOVERNMENT.
"THE PROVISIONS OF THE JOINT DECLARATION AND THE BASIC LAW THIS SUBJECT ARE CLEAR AND WELL KNOWN, THE SPOKESMAN STATED.
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GOVT STUDYING COURT JUDGEMENT ON VR CASE
ON
JUDGEMENT
THE GOVERNMENT IS CURRENTLY STUDYING THE HIGH COURT UNDER WHICH SEVEN VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WERE AWARDED DAMAGES FOR UNLAWFUL DETENTION.
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"THE ADMINISTRATION WILL BE STUDYING THIS JUDGEMENT AND UNTIL HAS DONE SO IT WOULD BE PREMATURE TO COMMENT ON IT, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
IT
FOLLOWING AN EARLIER HABEAS CORPUS JUDGEMENT IN FAVOUR OF THIS GROUP OF VIETNAMESE, THE GOVERNMENT HAD CONCEDED IN THIS CASE THAT THERE WAS AN UNLAWFUL DETENTION AND THUS EXPECTED THE COURT TO MAKE AN AWARD OF DAMAGES TO THE PLAINTIFFS.
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HIV-INFECTED CASES HIT RECORD
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A RECORD NUMBER OF 12 PEOPLE 11 MEN AND ONE WOMAN FOUND TO BE POSITIVE FOR THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST LAST MONTH (JUNE), DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
WERE
THE
THIS BRINGS TO 381 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF HIV-INFECTED PERSONS HONG KONG.
IN
DURING THE MONTH THREE AIDS CASES WERE REPORTED.
/THE JUNE