WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1993
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POLICY TOWARDS VM CENTRE VISITORS EXPLAINED
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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY TO PERMIT AD HOC VISITORS ΤΟ VISIT VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS DETENTION CENTRES FROM TIME TO TIME, THE SPORETARY POR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, TOLD THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
THE VISITORS INCLUDE MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS, JOURNALISTS AND HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATION WORKERS, HE EXPLAINED.
MK ASPREY 15 REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON MARTIN BARROW,
HE SAID EACH APPLICATION WAS CONSIDERED ON ITS INTO ACCOUNT THE PURPOSE OF THE VISIT AND THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DETENTION CENTRES.
MERITS, TAKING GOOD ORDER AND
HE SAID THERE WERE SEVERAL
OTHER DIFF
DIFFERENT
CATEGORIES OF
VISITORS TO DETENTION CENTRES.
LEGAL ADVISERS;
THEY INCLUDED VISITING JUSTICES OF THE PEACE; VISITORS PROVIDING LONG-TERM WELFARE SERVICES, AND RELATIVES AND FRIENDS OF DETAINEES, HE ADDED.
PROVISION OF SUBTITLES ON TV PROGRAMMES FOR HEARING IMPAIRED
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THE GOVERNMENT IS SETTING UP A WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER HOW BEST TO FURTHER EXTEND THE SERVICE OF PROVIDING SUBTITLES AND SIGN LANGUAGE ONTO THE NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES ON TELEVISION FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED,
MEMBERS OF THE GROUP WILL BE DRAWN FROM INTERESTED WELFARE ORGANISATIONS, TELEVISION STATIONS, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG (RTHK) AND RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.
REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON LI WAH-MING IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, MR JAMES SO, SAID THE GOVERNMENT FAVOURED A VOLUNTARY APPROACH IN EXTENDING SUCH A SERVICE BECAUSE THERE WERE REAL PRACTICAL PROBLEMS IN MAKING IT MANDATORY.
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"OTHER THAN COSTS, WHICH CAN BE QUITE SUBSTANTIAL, ONE OF MAIN DIFFICULTIES IS THAT NEWS AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS PROGRAMMES ARE OFTEN BROADCAST LIVE, MR SO SAID,
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"THIS MAKES SUBTITLING, HE ADDED.
H
IT TECHNICALLY VERY DIFFICULT TO PROVIDE
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