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113 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight
A group of 113 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam today (Wednesday) on the 27th flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).
All but one of the returnees, comprising 51 men, 27 women, 19 boys and 16 girls, are from south and central Vietnam.
Most of the returnees were transferred from High Island Detention Centre to Victoria Prison on November 30. The majority of them arrived in Hong Kong in 1991, with the remaining in 1988, 1989 and 1990.
The group, which is the largest on any single flight so far, brought to 1,737 the total number repatriated on ORP flights since November 1991.
The Refugee Co-ordinator, Mr Brian Bresnihan, stressed the commitment of the Hong Kong Government to the Comprehensive Plan of Action and the return of non-refugees to their home country.
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Monitors' Report submitted to Chief Secretary
The monitors appointed to observe the Orderly Repatriation Programme operation this (Wednesday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The monitors were Mrs Lisa Chee Leung Siu-ling, a Justice of the Peace; and the Rev John A Aldis from Christian Action.
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