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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1989

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THE UNIVERSITY CAMPUS IS BEING BUILT ON A 60-HECTARE SITE ON THE CLEARWATER BAY PENINSULA OF SAI KUNG OVERLOOKING PORT SHELTER.

THE FIRST PHASE OF THE UNIVERSITY FOR ABOUT 2,000 STUDENTS IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION BY MAY 1991, IN TIME FOR THE FIRST STUDENT INTAKE IN OCTOBER THAT YEAR. PHASE TWO FOR ABOUT 5,000 STUDENTS IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED BY MAY 1993.

LORD GLENARTHUR WAS TOLD THAT SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF GOVERNMENT FUNDS, PHASE THREE FOR ANOTHER 3,000 STUDENTS WHICH WOULD BRING THE OVERALL STUDENT POPULATION TO 10,000 SHOULD BE READY BY MAY 1995.

HE WAS TOLD THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB HAD GENEROUSLY DONATED $1.5 BILLION то HELP FINANCE THE CAPITAL COST AND THE GOVERNMENT'S CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS THE CONSTRUCTION OF PHASES I AND II WAS ESTIMATED AT $590 MILLION.

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALSO

BEAR THE COST OF SPECIALIST AND

TEACHING EQUIPMENT AND ALL RECURRENT COSTS.

GOVT STRESSES 'NO AMNESTY' POLICY

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THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IS NOT GIVING ANY CONSIDERATION TO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS SUCH AS THAT GIVEN IN MACAU, GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

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THE GOVERNMENT WOULD MAINTAIN ITS POLICY OF RETURNING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO CHINA, HE SAID.

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THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE POLICE AND ARMY UNITS ON THE BORDER WOULD BE STEPPING UP THEIR VIGILANCE IN CASE ANY PEOPLE SHOULD MISTAKENLY SUPPOSE THERE WOULD BE AN AMNESTY IN HONG KONG AND TRY TO ENTER THE TERRITORY.

THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF A REVIEW OF THE GOVERNMENT'S POLICY.

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THE GOVERNMENT WAS COMMITTED TO ENSURING THE EFFECTIVENESS CONTROLIT AGAINGIT ILLEGAL IMMIGRAFTOH THAT ALL ILLEGAL IMMIURANTH WOULD BE CAPTURED AND WOHND BP RETURNED

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CILINA, THE

SPOKESMAN

EMPHASISED.

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