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WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 1989

MR ASPREY NOTED THAT WHERE POSSIBLE BOARD MEMBERS WOULD INCLUDE NON-OFFICIALS.

"IN CONSIDERING ADMINISTRATIVE CAPACITY.

OBJECTIONS,

A

BOARD

WILL

ACT

IN

AN

"IT WILL BE ENTITLED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT ANY MATERIAL AT ITS ABSOLUTE DESCRETION, AND TO CONFIRM FIRST INSTANCE DECISION AS IT THINKS FIT, WITHOUT A ASSIGN REASONS FOR ITS DECISION.

SAID.

INFORMATION OR REVIEW THE REQUIREMENT ΤΟ

OR

"ITS DECISION SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO APPEAL OR

H

REVIEW. HE

ΤΟ MAKE SOME MINOR CLARIFY SOME OF THE

MR ASPREY SAID

BILL ALSO SOUGHT THE AMENDMENTS ΤΟ THE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE TO EXISTING PROVISIONS RELATING TO VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE.

To THE

AN

SECTIONS NEW TWO AND 5 CLAUSES 4

WILL INTRODUCE IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE. SECTION 13F WILL PROVIDE FOR THE REVIEW OF

REVIEW INITIAL DECISION TO REFUSE REFUGEE STATUS BY A REFUGEE STATUS

THE

OF ESTABLISHMENT BOARD, WHILE

13G PROVIDES FOR SECTION BOARDS.

SUCH

HONG

THE STATUS OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE DURING THEIR STAY IN KONG IS CLARIFIED IN CLAUSE 2(B) WHICH PROVIDES THAT PERSONS DETAINED UNDER SECTION 13(D) OF THE ORDINANCE ARE NOT TO BE TREATED AS ORDINARY RESIDENTS IN HONG KONG.

SECTION 13A OF THE ORDINANCE AS IT STANDS ENABLES CHILDREN BORN BE PERMITTED TO OUTSIDE VIETNAM TO FORMER RESIDENTS OF VIETNAM TO

DETENTION OF SUCH REMAIN IN HONG KONG AS REFUGEES. AT PRESENT THE CHILDREN IS AUTHORISED UNDER THE GENERAL PROVISIONS OF THE ORDINANCE.

THE DETENTION CLAUSE 3(A) OF THE BILL PROVIDES THAT IN FUTURE OF SUCH CHILDREN SHALL BE AUTHORISED UNDER SECTION 13D(1), THE SECTION UNDER WHICH FORMER RESIDENTS OF VIETNAM ARE THEMSELVES DETAINED.

CLAUSE 3(B) WILL PROVIDE FOR WRITTEN NOTICE OF DETERMINATION IN A FORM SPECIFIED BY THE DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION TO BE SERVED ON ASYLUM OR BY SEEKERS. NOTICE MAY BE GIVEN TO THE ASYLUM SEEKER IN PERSON,

READ BY DISPLAYING IT IN SUCH A MANNER THAT IT MAY CONVENIENTLY BE

HIM,

APPEALS WHICH

CLAUSE 6 OF THE BILL PROVIDES THAT OUTSTANDING HAVE YET TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE REFUGEE STATUS REVIEW BOARDS.

BE BROUGHT INTO AS REGULATIONS

REVIEW

MR ASPREY SAID THE NEW ARRANGEMENTS SHOULD

AS SOON OPERATION BEFORE THE MIDDLE OF JUNE, PRESCRIBING THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES OF THE REFUGEE STATUS BOARDS WERE APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL.

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