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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986

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REFUGEES SAY GOODBYE TO CAPE COLLINSON

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VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AT THE CAPE COLLINSON CLOSED CENTRE TODAY (WEDNESDAY) STAGED A VARIETY SHOW TO BID FAREWELL TO THE CAMP WHICH WILL BE CLOSED DOWN IN MID-APRIL.

THE OCCASION WAS ALSO TAKEN BY THE REFUGEES TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TO THOSE WHO HAVE CARED FOR THEM AND HELPED THEM OVER THE YEARS AT THE CLOSED CAMP, WHICH WAS DESCRIBED BY THE REFUGEES AS THE IR +CAPE OF GOOD HOPE+.

THE GUESTS AT THE SHOW INCLUDED THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES. MR CHAN WA-SHEK, OTHER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, AND REPRESENTATIVES OF WORLD RELIEF AND OTHER VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.

THE SHOW FEATURED VIETNAMESE CULTURAL DANCES, FOLK SONGS AND COMEDIES, THE FINALE WAS A SONG SUNG BY ALL THE 325 REFUGEES AND THE GUESTS.

CAPE COLLINSON CLOSED CENTRE IS THE SMALLEST CLOSED CENTRE

IT OPENED IN MANAGED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT. JULY 1983, WITH ACCOMMODATION FOR 600 REFUGEES.

THE REFUGEES AT CAPE COLLINSON WILL BE TRANSFERRED TO THE BOWRING CLOSED CENTRE IN PHASES OVER THE NEXT FEW WEEKS. THE BOWRING CAMP, WHICH HAS A CAPACITY OF 1 400, NOW HOUSES ABOUT 850 REFUGEES.

+ IT SHOULD BE EMPHASISED THAT THE EXISTING CLOSED CENTRE POLICY REMAINS IN FORCE, AND ANY VIETNAMESE REFUGEES COMING TO HONG KONG IN FUTURE WILL STILL BE DETAINED AT CLOSED CENTRES,+ A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT SAID.

CAMPAIGN TO KEEP MUI WO RIVER CLEAN

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THE ISLANDS DISTRICT OFFICE HAS LAUNCHED A CLEAN RIVER CAMPAIGN IN MUI WO TO URGE ISLANDERS AND VISITORS TO MAINTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS IN THE AREA.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE CAMPAIGN WILL BE A QUIZ COMPETITION TO BE HELD TOMORROW (THURSDAY). MESSAGES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANLINESS WILL ALSO BE BROADCAST THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

A HUNDRED STUDENTS FROM THE MUT WO SCHOOL WILL BE MOBILISED TO DISTRIBUTE QUIZ QUESTIONNAIRES TO VILLAGES IN THE AREA.

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