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Transfer of VMs from High Island Detention Centre
The Government announced that a group of about 160 Vietnamese migrants will be transferred from the High Island Detention Centre today (Thursday) in preparation for their return under the Orderly Repatriation Programme.
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They will be transferred to Victoria Prison for pre-flight documentation and medical checks prior to leaving Hong Kong. They will be returned in two groups on two flights on October 17 and 24.
The transfer will be observed by independent monitors.
End/Thursday, October 12, 1995.
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Three CSD officers injured in High Island incident
Three Correctional Services officers were slightly injured by stones thrown by a group of VMs at the High Island Detention Centre last (Wednesday) evening.
A series of incidents occurred at High Island during the night which cumulated in sporadic stone throwing by the VMs at about 8pm. Between 50 to 60 VMs were seen making home-made weapons behind one of the dormitories at the north section of the camp.
A group of about 200 VMs gathered in the vicinity after Correctional Services Department's officers warned the men to stop, but there were no incidents. Shorthy after 9 pm, about 30 VMs began moving some containers and eventually blocked the entrance to that section of the camp.
This was followed by small groups of VMs smashing the concrete slats at the washing area which they used as missiles to throw at CSD officers.
The first throwing incident occurred at about 10.20pm when a sentry at an outpost reported that VMs were stoning him.