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FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1989

MOVED OUT OF ΤΑΙ Α

"MORE THAN 10,000 BOAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN CHAU SINCE IT CAME INTO USE AS A TEMPORARY HOLDING CENTRE.

300 BOAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN "OVER THE PAST WEEK ALONE. SOME 1.

OTHER CENTRES THROUGH THE GREEN

RECEPTION TRANSFERRED TO

ISLAND

CENTRE.

"ROAT PEOPLE STAY ON THE ISLAND FOR AN AVERAGE OF TWO WEEKS

OR

LESS."

ΤΟ DURING THE TOUR, MR ASPREY WAS BRIEFED ON PROGRESS OF WORKS

REFUSE

DRAINAGE AND TOILET ACCOMMODATION,

DISPOSAL,

IMPROVE FACILITIES.

A LARGE SITE SHELTERED PROVIDE

THE ARMY HAS BROUGHT IN BULLDOZERS TO LEVEL OFF

INSTALLATION

ROMNEY HUTS TO FUTURE

OF ACCOMMODATION FOR BOAT PEOPLE.

FOR

TO EVACUATE PITS MR ASPREY ALSO SAW AN ARMY DIGGER IN ACTION FOR REFUSE SEWAGE. WORK WILL START SOON TO BUILD ADDITIONAL TOILETS.

BE

PEOPLE ΤΟ COLLECT THE POLICE HAVE ALREADY ORGANISED THE BOAT THEIR OWN RUBBISH FOR DISPOSAL BY INCINERATION. REFUSE THAT CANNOT READILY DISPOSED OFF WILL BE SHIPPED FROM THE ISLAND FOR DISPOSAL.

CLEANSING TEAMS

FROM

THE

ARE

CONTROL MEASURES ΤΟ

REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ALREADY CARRYING OUT ANTI-MOSQUITO AND ANTI-FLY IMPROVE SANITATION.

AND ISLAND

SEVEN BIG WATER

A CLINIC HAS BEEN SET UP ON THE TANKS HAVE BEEN INSTALLED TO PROVIDE AN ADEQUATE WATER SUPPLY.

A CHAU TO ACCOMMODATE BOAT IN THE LAST THREE MONTHS: CENTRE EXISTING DETENTION

WE HAVE BEEN FORCED TO USE TAI PEOPLE BECAUSE OVER 20,000 HAVE ARRIVED THIS VERY LARGE

HAS OVERWHELMED ACCOMMODATION." MR ASPREY SAID.

INFLUX

ΤΑΙ A "I ACCEPT THAT THERE IS A NEED TO IMPROVE CONDITIONS ON

ALREADY BEEN CHAU, PARTICULARLY SANITATION. A GREAT DEAL OF WORK HAS

ARE DONE DESPITE THE LOGISTICAL DIFFICULTIES. OTHER IMPROVEMENT WORKS NOW IN TRAIN.

"I EXPECT THAT THE WORKS WILL BE

COMPLETED IN A FEW WEEKS'

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