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118 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight
A group of 118 Vietnamese migrants(VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam today (Tuesday) on the 35th flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).
All of the returnees, comprising 49 men, 27 women, 16 boys and 26 girls, are from North Vietnam.
The majority of them arrived in Hong Kong in 1988 and 1989 with the remaining in 1991 and 1995.
The group brought to 2,640 the total number repatriated on ORP flights since November 1991.
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Monitors' report submitted to Chief Secretary
The monitors appointed to observe the Orderly Repatriation Programme operation this (Tuesday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The monitors were Mr Jim Monan from Oxfam and Ms Harriet Sewell from Christian Action.
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New AIDS education centre to be set up
A series of exhibitions will be organised by the Department of Health in the coming weeks to introduce to the public a new education centre on AIDS scheduled to be opened later this year and to enhance the community's awareness of the disease.
The centre, called the Red Ribbon Centre, is a new project developed by the Department of Health under the sponsorship of the AIDS Trust Fund.