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Monitors' Report submitted to CS
The monitors appointed to observe yesterday's transfer of 82 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) selected for the Orderly Repatriation Programme from Whitehead Detention Centre to Victoria Prison have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary today (Friday).
The four monitors comprised two non-official Justices of the Peace, Mr Christopher Cheng Wai-chee and Mr Edmond Lau Ting-chung; and representatives from two non-government organisations - Miss Marie Vander Elst from Medecins Sans Frontieres and Rev John A Aldis from Christian Action.
End/Friday, August 11, 1995
Land to be resumed for public housing development
The Government will resume 67 private lots with a total area of 49,183 square metres in Area 52, Tuen Mun, for the provision of land for a public housing development project.
Site formation, road works and drainage works are scheduled to commence in early 1996. On completion of the site formation works, about seven hectares of land will be available for developing a public housing estate with 5,900 rental and Home Ownership Scheme flats.
Details of resumption were notified in the Gazette today (Friday).
The land will be reverted to the Government three months from the date of the Gazette Notice.
End/Friday, August 11, 1995