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The 547 VMs being transferred to Victoria Prison were taken in two convoys and will join about 50 other there for pre-flight formalities. They will all be repatriated to Vietnam in five flights this month.
After the operation this morning, Section 4 of WHDC is temporarily closed.
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Monitors' Report submitted to CS
The monitors appointed to observe the transfer of Vietnamese migrants from Section 4 of the Whitehead Detention Centre to Victoria Prison and High Island Detention Centre today (Wednesday) have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The four monitors comprised two non-official justices of the peace, Mr Ng Tat- lun and Mr Winston Chu Ka-sun; and representatives from two non-government organisations, Mr Christopher Stokes from Medecins Sans Frontieres and Mr Tik Chi- yuen from Oxfam.
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Launching of Summer Youth Programme on Saturday
The Director of Home Affairs, Mrs Shelley Lau, will officiate at an opening ceremony to officially launch this year's Summer Youth Programme on Saturday (July 6).
The opening ceremony, to be held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadiurn, will be followed by a variety show jointly organised by the Summer Youth Programme Committee and Radio Television Hong Kong. Entitled "Swinging Summer", the variety show will adopt the Olympic Games as the theme.