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154 VMS RETURN HOME
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1994
A GROUP OF 154 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED ΤΟ VIETNAM UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.
COMPRISING 55 MEN, 33 WOMEN, 34 BOYS AND 32 GIRLS, THEY WERE THE 219TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.
THE GROUP BROUGHT TO 4,523 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 43,136 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.
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CLOSURE OF NORTH POINT ILLEGAL STRUCTURE SOUGHT
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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE AN UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE IN NORTH POINT SO THAT IT CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT ENDANGERING THE OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC.
THE SINGLE-STOREY STRUCTURE USED FOR DWELLING IS LOCATED ON THE NINTH FLOOR OF A BUILDING AT THE JUNCTION OF 277-297 KING'S ROAD AND 4 6D JAVA ROAD.
A NOTICE APPLYING FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE ON JANUARY 17, 1995 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (TUESDAY).
DEMOLITION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START AS SOON ORDER IS ISSUED.
AS THE CLOSURE
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