و.
The VMs to be released have either been rejected for return by the Vietnamese Government or otherwise come within the terms of the Privy Council judgment. Each case has been carefully examined in the light of their individual circumstances.
The VMs will be released on recognisance, but they will have no residence rights in Hong Kong.
The spokesman said: "We shall continue to make every effort to secure their removal to Vietnam.
"This issue will be at the top of the agenda of Foreign Office Minister, Mr Jeremy Hanley, when he visits Hanoi next week.
"As many of those released claim to have links with Taiwan, we are also urgently checking whether Taiwan will accept them," he said.
It is possible that unless the law is changed by legislative enactment, more VMs will fall within the terms of the Privy Council's judgment and thus have to be released.
"We intend to bring forward urgent legislation, which will provide that a court should not find that a VM has been rejected for repatriation to Vietnam unless and until the Vietnamese Government has formally notified us of the rejection," the
pokesman said.
month."
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"We hope to introduce this legislation into the Legislative Council later this
New franchise to Citybus granted
The Governor-in-Council has approved the grant of a new franchise to Citybus Limited (Citybus) which confers upon the company the right to operate a public bus service for 10 years from September 1, 1996.
A government spokesman said today (Tuesday) that a number of changes and several new provisions were incorporated into the new franchise, including a new requirement for a mid-term review.
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