XN000022-1989-06-07 — Page 7

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1989

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TWO GOVERNMENT-CHARTERED FLIGHTS, CX 2335 AND KA 1025, BROUGHT BACK A TOTAL OF 394 HONG KONG RESIDENTS YESTERDAY. ANOTHER 358 PEOPLE CAME BACK ON BOARD A BRITISH AIRWAYS NON-SCHEDULED FLIGHT, BA 28.

THE GOVERNMENT WILL KEEP IN CLOSE CONTACT WITH THE BRITISH EMBASSY IN PEKING AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS FOR MORE FLIGHTS ΤΟ FACILITATE THE RETURN OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS IF NECESSARY.

THE GOVERNMENT-CHARTERED DRAGONAIR BOEING LEFT HONG KONG AT 3.11 PM AND IS DUE BACK AT APPROXIMATELY 10.30 PM.

AT THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST, EXTRA SERVICES TO PEKING TODAY.

CATHAY

PACIFIC ARE FLYING TWO

THE FIRST FLIGHT, A TRISTAR, DEPARTED KAI TAK AT IS EXPECTED TO RETURN TO HONG KONG AT ABOUT 8 PM.

THE SECOND FLIGHT, A BOEING 747, TOOK OFF AT DUE BACK AT ABOUT 10 PM.

3.22 PM AND

3.39 PM AND IS

ALSO AT THE GOVERNMENT'S REQUEST, CATHAY PACIFIC WILL BE APPLYING FOR AN EXTRA SERVICE EVERY DAY UNTIL ALL HONG KONG RESIDENTS WHO WISH TO LEAVE PEKING ARE ABLE TO RETURN.

ONLY REFUGEES ELIGIBLE FOR RESETTLEMENT: BARNES

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THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR GEOFFREY BARNES, TODAY BOAT PEOPLE ARRIVING IN

(WEDNESDAY) REFUTED CLAIMS THAT VIETNAMESE

HONG KONG BEFORE JUNE 15 THIS YEAR WOULD BE RESETTLED.

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"I WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WRONG: NOTHING COULD BE FURTHER FROM THE TRUTH. HE SAID WITH REFERENCE TO LEAFLETS APPEARING IN DETENTION CENTRES.

IN HONG KONG ARE

"THE ONLY PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR RESETTLEMENT WHO HAVE BEEN CLASSIFIED AS REFUGEES," HE TOLD A PRESS

THOSE CONFERENCE.

"AND THAT MEANS THE 14.034 WHO ARE STILL HERE FROM THOSE REMAINING BEFORE JUNE 15 LAST YEAR, PLUS THE 162 WHO HAVE BEEN SCREENED IN AS REFUGEES.

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MR BARNES SAID HONG KONG WOULD BE REPRESENTED BY THE GOVERNOR, THE POLITICAL ADVISER AND HIMSELF IN THE JOINT UK/HK DELEGATION AT THE GENEVA CONFERENCE NEXT WEEK.

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