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FRIDAY, MARCH 4, 1994
SECURITY BRANCH OFFICIALS MEET TAI A CHAU VIETNAMESE
DISCUSSIONS WERE HELD THIS (FRIDAY) AFTERNOON BETWEEN SECURITY BRANCH OFFICIALS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE TAI A CHAU CAMP POPULATION.
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"THE PURPOSE OF THE MEETING WAS TO LISTEN TO THE VIEWS OF THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS AT TAI A CHAU, SAID PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR EDDY CHAN, AFTER ATTENDING THE MEETING WITH 10 VIETNAMESE MIGRANT REPRESENTATIVES.
"THE MEETING WAS HELD IN A FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE AND I TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAL TO THEM NOT TO TAKE ANY DRASTIC ACTIONS WHICH WOULD BENEFIT NO ONE, NOT LEAST THE VIETNAMESE THEMSELVES.
"I REAFFIRMED THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON THE VARIOUS ISSUES THAT THEY RAISED, INCLUDING THE SCREENING PROCEDURES AND THE REPATRIATION OF SCREENED-OUT VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS UNDER THE ORDERLY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.
"THE VIETNAMESE REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING THE MEETING AGREED TO CONVEY TO THE CAMP POPULATION THE GOVERNMENT'S POSITION ON THE ISSUES RAISED AND TO CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE THEIR PROTEST ACTIONS.
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MR CHAN SAID HE HOPED THAT THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WOULD COME TO REALISE THAT, UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION, THOSE WHO HAD BEEN DETERMINED TO BE NON-REFUGEES HAD NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO RETURN TO VIETNAM WHERE THEIR FUTURE LAY.
"I ALSO HOPE THAT THEY WILL BEHAVE RATIONALLY AND SENSIBLY AND CALL OFF THEIR PROTEST ACTIONS," MR CHAN SAID.
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GO-AHEAD FOR YOUTH SERVICE PLAN
THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL HAS APPROVED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY THE WORKING PARTY ON REVIEW OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH
CENTRE SERVICES.
THE WORKING PARTY, CHAIRED BY PROFESSOR FELICE LIEH-MAK, WAS SET UP IN MARCH 1992 TO REVIEW THE POLICY, OBJECTIVES AND OPERATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES AND RELATED SERVICES IN VIEW OF THE CHANGING NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND A DECLINING YOUTH POPULATION.
ONE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE WORKING PARTY IS THAT SERVICES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD BE INTEGRATED AND PROVIDED IN A SPECIFIC CATCHMENT ARBA BY A TEAM OF SOCIAL WORKERS · UNDER ONE MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE.
"THE SERVICES TO BE INTEGRATED ARE CHILDREN AND YOUTH CENTRES, OUTREACHING SOCIAL WORK, SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK, AND WHERE POSSIBLE, FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).
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