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THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 1988

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JOINT COMMUNIQUE ON ISSUE OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE

BRITISH

THE FOLLOWING IS A JOINT COMMUNIQUE ISSUED BY THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENTS AND THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC VIETNAM TODAY (THURSDAY):

AND

OF

KONG GOVERNMENTS AND REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH AND HONG

MET IN HANOI OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM

SOLUTIONS POSSIBLE

TO THE PROBLEMS ON AUGUST 3 AND 4 TO CONSIDER

HONG RONG. CREATED BY THE NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE THE MEETING TOOK PLACE IN AN OPEN AND FRIENDLY ATMOSPHERE.

ENTERING

CAUSES

REALISTIC AND EFFECTIVE REQUIRED. THEY FURTHER OF INTERNATIONAL

BOTH SIDES AGREED THAT, WHILE THE HISTORICAL AND SOCIAL

WERE COMPLEX, OF THE OUTFLOW FROM VIETNAM MEASURES TO BRING IT TO AN END WERE URGENTLY AGREED THAT ANY SOLUTION WOULD NEED TO TAKE ACCOUNT LAWS, NATIONAL LAWS AND THE REALITIES OF SITUATION FOR BOTH SIDES.

THE TERMS AND

CONDITIONS UNDER

ON WHICH REPATRIATION HUMAMITARIAN BASIS MIGHT TAKE PLACE WERE CONSIDERED. BOTH SIDES AGREED

URGENTLY, WITH ISSUES

A VIEW TO ANOTHER FURTHER TO CONSIDER THE

A

MEETING SOON AT WHICH PRACTICAL. DECISIONS COULD BE TAKEN.

GOVT AND KCRC TO ACT ON INVESTIGATION REPORT

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY CORPORATION ACCEPTED RECOMMENDATIONS

MADE ON THE

BY THE

THE

HAVE ALAN RAILWAY

MR INSPECTOR, INTO INVESTIGATION

COLLISION COOKSEY, IN

RAIL VEHICLE, THE ACTING BETWEEN A LIGHT GOODS VEHICLE AND A LIGHT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR C.F. MAK, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

HIS REPORT

THE CHIEF SECRETARY, MR IN HIS REPORT SUBMITTED TO

COOKSEY OF ALI. LIGHT RAIL VEHICLE SUGGESTED THAT THE TRAINING AND ABILITY (LRV) DRIVERS BE REVIEWED.

TAKRN

ACCEPTED THE

IN. STEPS, REGULAR RRINFORCEMENT

THE KCRC HAS INFORMED THE GOVERNMENT THAT IT HAS

HAS ALREADY AND RAILWAY INSPECTOR'S SUGGESTION CONJUNCTION WITH ITS CONSULTANTS, TO CARRY OUT ON THE TRAINING OF LRV DRIVERS,

LIGHT

RAIL TRANSIT

THE

CONTRACT,

WITH EXPERT CONSULTANTS

AS PART OF THE

(LRT) LEIGHTON MTA CONSORTIUM PROVIDES A SPECIALIST CONSULTANT KNOWLEDGE IN THE LRT OPERATION, THE METROPOLITAN TRANSIT SERVICES PTY (MTCS), TO CONDUCT TRAINING COURSES FOR THE LRV DRIVERS,

'THE TRAINING