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TUESDAY, AUGUST 25, 1987
SECOND BATCH OF ECVIIS TO RETURN
THE SECOND BATCH OF 650 EX-CHINA VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED TO CHINA TOMORROW, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ROBERT UPTON, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY).
THIS WILL BRING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF 848 ECVIIS RETURNED ΤΟ CHINA SINCE THE REPATRIATION PROGRAMME STARTED ON SATURDAY.
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MR UPTON SAID THE PROGRAMME WAS PROGRESSING SMOOTHLY ACCORDING TO THE PROCEDURES AGREED BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND GUANGDONG OFFICIALS LAST WEEK.
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THE PROCEDURES ALLOW FOR A SPEEDY VERIFICATION OF LISTS SUBMITTED TO THE CHINESE IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS BY THEIR COUNTERPARTS IN HONG KONG.
IN THIS CASE, THE CHINESE VERIFIED 655 OF THE 707 NAMES AS BELONGING TO THE GUANGMING HUA QIAO FARM IN GUANGDONG.
OF THE 655 ECVIIS, A FAMILY OF FIVE WILL DEPART AT A LATER DATE DUE TO THE HEALTH CONDITIONS OF THEIR CHILD.
THE CHINESE AUTHORITIES HAVE NOT YET BEEN ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE REMAINING 52 HAVE LIVED IN CHINA. FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS ARE BEING CARRIED OUT BY BOTH THE HONG KONG AND CHINESE AUTHORITIES AND THESE 52 WILL BE RESUBMITTED WITH ANOTHER GROUP LATER.
CONVOYS
THE QUANGHING GROUP WILL DEPART TOMORROW IN THREE
VIA SHA TAU KOK. THE FIRST CROSSING IS EXPECTED TO BE AT 9 AM AND THE EXERCISE 15 EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE EARLY AFTERNOON.
THE THIRD BATCH TO BE REPATRIATED TO CHINA IS EXPECTED TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
GOVERNMENT RESPONDS TO ATLA DECISION
WITH REFERENCE TO THE AIR TRANSPORT LICENSING AUTHORITY'S (ATLA) DECISION TO LICENSE HONG KONG DRAGON AIRLINES LIMITED (HDA) FOR THE OPERATION OF SCHEDULED SERVICES TO PEKING AND SHANGHAI, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (TUESDAY) NOTED THAT UNDER EXISTING AIR SERVICES ARRANGEMENTS RIGHTS WERE NOT AT PRESENT AVAILABLE FOR SECOND HONG KONG AIRLINE TO OPERATE ON ROUTES TO PEKING OR SHANGHAI.
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THE SPOKESMAN SAID IF HDA WERE TO APPLY FOR DESIGNATION, THE GOVERNMENT WOULD, IN ACCORDANCE WITH ITS AIR TRANSPORT POLICY, NEED TO CONSIDER WHETHER THERE WAS SUFFICIENT JUSTIFICATION AND SCOPE
FOR SEEKING ADDITIONAL RIGHTS TO ACCOMMODATE A SECOND HONG KONG AIRLINE.
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