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The returnees were transported to the airport early this moming for pre- departure security checks before boarding their flight for Hanoi.
The Refugee Co-ordinator, Mr Brian Bresnihan, said he was pleased that this morning's operation went smoothly.
"It remains our objective to repatriate all screened-out Vietnamese migrants to Vietnam. There is no future for them in Hong Kong and the best option for them is to volunteer to go back to Vietnam," he said.
End/Wednesday, January 18, 1995
Fee revisions under two amendment regulations
Fees for registration as fire service installation contractors will be revised with effect from March 9 this year, a Government spokesman announced today (Wednesday).
Licence and permit fees for the manufacture, storage and conveyance of certain dangerous goods will also be adjusted on the same date, he said.
Details of the fee revisions are set out in the Fire Service (Installation Contractors) (Amendment) Regulation 1995 and Dangerous Goods (General) (Amendment) Regulation 1995 to be gazetted on Friday (January 20).
"The fees had been revised to take into account the increase in costs since their last review in 1993," the spokesman explained.
Following are details of the fee revisions:
Under the Fire Service (Installation Contractors) (Amendment) Regulation 1995
Item
(a)
Registration
Class 1, Class 2 or
Classes 1 and 2
(b)
Written examination
Class 3
Existing Fee
Revised
Fee
$1,135
$1,250
*$640
$705