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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1994
MR EASON DESCRIBED THE DECLARATION AS "AN EXCELLENT STEP FORWARD IN ADVANCING THE GOVERNMENT'S GREEN CAUSE AND HEALTH CAUSE."
MR PETER WONG AND DR RONALD LEUNG BOTH HOPED THAT THIS WOULD CATCH ON IN ALL OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
20 VMS RETURN HOME
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A GROUP OF 20 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (THURSDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM ON A COMMERCIAL FLIGHT.
COMPRISING 11 MEN, THREE WOMEN, FIVE BOYS AND ONE GIRL, THEY WERE THE 215TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.
THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 4,189 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 42,802 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
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CLOSURE OF SHAM SHUI PO ILLEGAL STRUCTURE
THE BUILDINGS DEPARTMENT IS SEEKING TO CLOSE AN UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE IN SHAM SHUI PO SO THAT IT CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC.
THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE IS LOCATED ON THE ROOF OF THE BUILDING AT 126-130 PEI HO STREET AND 18B AND 18C UN CHAU STREET.
A NOTICE APPLYING FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON JANUARY 12 NEXT YEAR WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (THURSDAY),
DEMOLITION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDER IS ISSUED.
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PUBLIC URGED TO VOTE ON SEPTEMBER 18
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YAU TSIM AND MONG KOK DISTRICT OFFICER MR BART IRELAND TODAY (THURSDAY) CALLED ON LOCAL RESIDENTS TO EXERCISE THEIR CIVIC RIGHTS AND CAST THEIR BALLOTS ON SUNDAY.
ATTENDING A BUS PARADE ΤΟ
ENCOURAGE VOTER PARTICIPATION ON POLLING DAY, MR IRELAND SAID THE DISTRICT BOARDS WERE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE TERRITORY'S THREE-TIER POLITICAL STRUCTURE.
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