TUESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1993
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"THE DEPARTMENT THEREFORE ATTACHES GREAT IMPORTANCE TO SUSTAIN STRENGTHEN THE ROLE OF FAMILIES THROUGH PREVENTIVE MEASURES AGAINST FAMILY BREAKDOWN, SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND TREATMENT PROGRAMMES, HE ADDED.
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HE SAID CONCRETE FAMILY ACTION PLANS HAD ALSO BEEN AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT WAS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NON-GOVERNMENTAL SECTOR TO ACHIEVE PLANNED TARGETS.
"DEPENDING ON THE AVAILABILITY OF RESOURCES, WE SHALL REALISE
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MANY OF OUR PLANS IN THE YEARS AHEAD, HE SAID.
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RESOURCES INVESTED TO THAT END CONSTITUTE AND SHOULD BE ACCORDED HIGH PRIORITY TN THE DEPARTMENT'S FUTURE SERVICE PROVISION, MR STRACHAN CONCLUDED.
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ORDERLY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME
THE ACTING REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR EDDY CHAN, TODAY WELCOMED THE SMOOTH REPATRIATION OF 58 VIETNAMESE NON-REFUGEES ON THE THIRTEENTH FLIGHT UNDER THE ORDERLY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME (ORP), BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES ON THESE FLIGHTS TO 680.
TODAY'S GROUP OF SCREENED-OUT NON-REFUGEES FROM BOTH NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAM COMPRISED 22 MEN, 14 WOMEN, EIGHT BOYS AND 10 GIRLS FROM THE HIGH ISLAND, NEJ KWU CHAU AND CHI MA WAN DETENTION CENTRES, AND FOUR DEPORTEES.
NEARLY ALL ARRIVED IN HONG KONG IN 1988 AND 1989.
MR CHAN WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THE UPSURGE OF APPLICATIONS TO THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME FOLLOWING THE UNHCR ANNOUNCEMENT IN JULY TO REDUCE THE REINTEGRATION ASSISTANCE.
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EXPECT THE NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY RETURNEES IN SEPTEMBER TO EXCEED 1.000 AGAINST THE MONTHLY AVERAGE OF 650 SO PAR THIS YEAR" HE SAID.
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"WE WILL CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THESE ORP FLIGHTS AT SEVERAL WEEKS INTERVAL TO ENCOURAGE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION."
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