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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1994
MONITORS' REPORTS ON ORDERLY
REPATRIATION OPERATION SUBMITTED TO CS
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY} THAT THE INDEPENDENT MONITORS WHO OBSERVED THE ORDERLY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME (ORP) OPERATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 19, 20, 22 AND 23 HAD SUBMITTED THEIR REPORTS TO THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MRS ANSON CHAN.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THREE SEPARATE REPORTS HAD BEEN SUBMITTED FOR THE THREE PHASES OF THE OPERATION. ONE WAS SUBMITTED BY MR CHAN YING-LUNG, JP, MISS LEUNG WAI-TUNG, JP, MR JOHN SAYER (OXFAM) AND MR ADAM VOYSEY (CHRISTIAN ACTION), REPORTING ON THE TRANSFER OF THE RETURNEES FROM HIGH ISLAND DETENTION CENTRE TO VICTORIA PRISON ON SEPTEMBER 19 AND 20.
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A SECOND REPORT WAS PREPARED BY MR DONALD YAP, JP, AND MISS MAY-LING (OXFAM) ON THE TRANSFER OF 31 RETURNEES FROM VICTORIA PRISON TO THE AIRPORT ON SEPTEMBER 22 (TWO OTHER RETURNEES WERE TRANSFERRED FROM QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL).
THE LAST REPORT WAS COMPILED BY DR ALBERT LI, JP AND MR ADAM VOYSEY (CHRISTIAN ACTION) ON THE TRANSFER OF 33 RETURNEES FROM VICTORIA PRISON TO THE AIRPORT THIS MORNING.
THE CHIEF SECRETARY EXPRESSED HER GRATITUDE TO ALL THE MONITORS FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN OBSERVING AND REPORTING ON THE ORP OPERATION WITHIN SUCH A TIGHT SCHEDULE.
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"THE GOVERNMENT IS VERY GRATEFUL TO THE MONITORS FOR DEVOTING THEIR TIME TO THE MONITORING,' SHE SAID. "THIS IS PARTICULARLY SO FOR THE MONITORS WHO OBSERVED THE OPERATION ON SEPTEMBER 19 AND 20, WHICH LASTED MUCH LONGER THAN EXPECTED."
THE REPORTS CONCLUDED THAT ALL PARTIES HAD EXERCISED RESTRAINT DURING THE OPERATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 19 AND 20, AND THAT THE OPERATIONS ON SEPTEMBER 22 AND 23 WERE SMOOTH AND EFFICIENT.
IN ALL THREE REPORTS, THE MONITORS MADE SUGGESTIONS ON AREAS WHICH WARRANT FURTHER THOUGHT WHEN PLANNING FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE MONITORS' COMMENTS AND WILL STUDY THE REPORTS IN DETAIL, WITH A VIEW TO DRAWING LESSONS WHICH CAN BE LEARNED FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS."
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ROUNDUP OF THE AIR INCIDENT AT HK AIRPORT
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TWO PERSONS, AGED 34 AND 50, WERE KILLED AND SIX INJURED HERCULES TRANSPORT PLANE PLUNGED INTO THE KOWLOON BAY TYPHOON SHELTER SHORTLY AFTER IT TOOK OFF AT THE HONG KONG INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 7.14 PM YESTERDAY (FRIDAY).
AMONG THE INJURED, A 40-YEAR-OLD MAN IS STILL IN POOR CONDITION AND THE OTHER FIVE, AGED BETWEEN 33 AND 53, ARE UNDER OBSERVATION QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL.
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