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Transfer of VMs from Whitehead Detention Centre today
A group of about 1,130 Vietnamese migrants will be transferred from Sections 4 and 6 of Whitehead Detention Centre (WHDC) to the Security Unit of WHDC and Victoria Prison today (Thursday) in preparation for their return to Vietnam under the Orderly Repatriation Programme.
They will go through pre-flight documentation and medical checks prior to their repatriation on November 25 and 28, and on December 3, 6, 10 and 13.
The transfer will be observed by independent monitors.
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District school liaison committee to inaugurate
The Yau Tsim Mong District Officer, Mr Bart Ireland, will officiate at the inauguration ceremony of Yau Tsim Mong District School Liaison Committee and Logo Design/Colouring Competition prize-presentation ceremony tomorrow (Friday).
The Yau Tsim Mong District School Liaison Committee was established in September by merging the Yau Tsim School Liaison Committee and the Mong Kok District School Liaison Committee. The 71 members are all incumbent headmasters of registered kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in the district.
The committee is aimed at enhancing inter-school relations through community activities. It also maintains close relationship with the District Board and government departments to help promote better understanding.
Twelve winners of the Logo Design/Colouring Competition will be awarded certificates and prizes for their outstanding works.
The inauguration and prize presentation ceremony is sponsored by Yau Tsim Mong District Board. Also officiating at the ceremony will be the Chairman of the Yau Tsim Mong District Board, Mr Chow Chun-fai and a Principal Education Officer, Mr Poon Chung-shing, of the Education Department.
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