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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1988
57 MORE VIETNAMESE REQUEST REPATRIATION
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ANOTHER 57 VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE
WHO HAVE ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AFTER JUNE 16 THIS YEAR HAVE REQUESTED VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION TO VIETNAM OVER THE PAST FIVE DAYS.
"THIS BRINGS TO 311 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME AFTER THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SCREENING POLICY AND WHO HAVE ASKED TO BE SENT BACK," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY.
"IN THE FIRST HALF OF SEPTEMBER, THERE WERE SOME 80 SIMILAR
REQUESTS.
"IN AUGUST, 69 SUCH REQUESTS WERE RECEIVED.
HAVE COME FROM VIETNAMESE DETENTION CENTRE AND SOME
"OF THE LATEST 57 REQUESTS, MOST BOAT PEOPLE STAYING IN THE HEI LING CHAU OTHERS FROM THE ERSKINE TEMPORARY HOLDING CENTRE.
"THEIR DETAILS HAVE BEEN PASSED TO THE UNHCR FOR PROCESSING.
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ALSO PASSED ΤΟ THE UNHCR
EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE GOVERNMENT THE NAMES OF 17 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WHO ARRIVED IN HONG KONG BEFORE JUNE 16 THIS YEAR AND WHO ASKED FOR VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION.
SINCE 1978, A TOTAL OF 26 VIETNAMESE REFUGEES HAVE VOLUNTARILY RETURNED TO VIETNAM.
NEW GUIDELINES ADOPTED ON AMUSEMENT GAMES CENTRES
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THE COMMISSIONER FOR TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING
(TUESDAY) ANNOUNCED TODAY
THAT, WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT, JIE ADOPTING NEW GUIDELINES IN CONSIDERING APPLICATIONS FOR AMUSEMENT GAMES CENTRES (AGC'S) LICENCES UNDER THE MISCELLANEOUS LICENCES ORDINANCE.
"UNDER THE NEW GUIDELINES, WHICH WILL BE APPLIED WHEN CONSIDERING ANY NEW APPLICATION FOR AN AGC LICENCE RECEIVED AFTER IN BUILDINGS TODAY, APPLICATIONS WILL BE CONSIDERED ONLY FOR CENTRES USED SOLELY FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES," A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.
/"LICENCES WILL
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