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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1993
318 VM'S RETURNED HOME TODAY
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A GROUP OF 318 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME,
COMPRISING 122 MEN, 79 WOMEN, 61 BOYS AND 56 GIRLS,
THE 172ND BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THEY WERE
THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 8,012 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 34,324 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
FOOTBRIDGE EXTENSION AND LAY-BY AT GLOUCESTER ROAD
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THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSES TO IMPROVE THE EXISTING FOOTBRIDGE AT
THE JUNCTION OF GLOUCESTER ROAD AND LUARD ROAD.
THE PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT WILL INCLUDE PROVISION OF A FOOTBRIDGE EXTENSION ACROSS GLOUCESTER ROAD WESTBOUND SERVICE ROAD AND A LAY-BY IN FRONT OF LUK KWOK HOTEL TO FACILITATE PEDESTRIAN MOVEMENT AT THE LOCATION.
A NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED WORKS WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE PLAN AND SCHEME SHOWING THE PROPOSED WORKS CAN BE SEEN AT:
* THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, HARBOUR BUILDING, 38 PIER ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG;
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THE DISTRICT LANDS OFFICE, HONG KONG WEST, 19TH FLOOR, SOUTHORN CENTRE, 130 HENNESSY ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG; AND
THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT OFFICE, PUBLIC ENQUIRY SERVICE CENTRE, GROUND FLOOR, 2 O'BRIEN ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG.
ANY PERSON OBJECTING TO THE WORKS OR THE USE, OR BOTH, MUST SEND HIS OBJECTION IN WRITING TO THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES, EAST WING, SECOND FLOOR, LOWER ALBERT ROAD,
INTEREST CENTRAL, NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 21, DESCRIBING HIS MANNER IN WHICH HE ALLEGES HE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE PROPOSAL.
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