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The total consideration of these agreements is $17.36 billion, down 6.3 per cent and 25.2 per cent as compared with the amounts for August 1995 and September 1994 respectively.
The figures are contained in the monthly statistics released today (Tuesday) by the Land Registry on deeds relating to property transactions received for registration in the Urban and New Territories Land Registries last month.
Relevant statistics for August 1995 and September 1994 were provided for comparison.
Figures on sale and purchase agreements received for the past 12 months and the year-on-year rate of change were also released.
The statistics generally relate to land transactions executed up to four weeks prior to their submission for registration, as there is usually a time lag between the execution of deeds and their lodgement for registration.
End/Tuesday, October 17, 1995
85 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight
A group of 85 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned to Vietnam today (Tuesday) on the 25th flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).
The returnees, comprising 35 men, 20 women, 16 boys and 14 girls, were mainly from High Island Detention Centre. The oldest is 49 years old and the youngest six months. Most of them arrived in Hong Kong in 1988 and 1989, with six in 1991 and one this year.
The group brought the total number repatriated on ORP flights since November 1991 to 1,541.
The returnees were transported to the airport early this morning for pre- departure security checks before boarding their flight for Hanoi.
The Refugee Co-ordinator, Mr Brian Bresnihan, stressed that the Government was determined to repatriate all screened-out VMs to Vietnam.
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