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The licensing control is aimed at ensuring Hong Kong's continued access to high-tech goods and up-to-date technology and at the same time preventing the territory from being used as a conduit for the proliferation of strategically-sensitive goods, arms, munitions or weapons.
On summary conviction, the maximum penalty for importing strategic commodities without a licence is a $500,000 fine plus two years' imprisonment.
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256 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flights
Two groups totalling 256 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam today (Tuesday) on the 91st and 92nd flights under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).
The majority of the returnees, comprising 129 men, 62 women, 30 boys and 35 girls, were from Central and South Vietnam. Sixty-one of the returnees were from North Vietnam.
Many of the returnees arrived in Hong Kong in 1990, with some in 1989, 1991, 1995 and 1996.
The two groups brought to 9,299 the total number repatriated on ORP flights since November 1991.
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Monitors' report submitted to CS
The monitors appointed to observe the Orderly Repatriation Programme operation this (Tuesday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The two monitors comprised a non-official Justice of the Peace, Mr Stephen Lau Man-lung; and representative from a non-government organisation, Mr Daniel Chu from Christian Action.
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