XN000022-1989-07-27 — Page 2

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1989

GOVERNOR SPEAKS ON NEW MINISTER FOR HR

THE NEWLY APPOINTED MINISTER WITH SPECIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

FOR

HONG KONG, MK FRANCIS NAUDE, IS A PERSON WHO HAS A GOOD REPUTATION, THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (THURSDAY).

SIR DAVID SAID HE WOULD EXPECT MR MAUDE TO LEARN ABOUT HONG KONG VERY QUICKLY AND TO BE AN EFFECTIVE MINISTER.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER A TOUR OF THE MONG KOK DISTRICT, SIR DAVID NOTED THAT MR MAUDE WAS IN HONG KONG BRIEFLY EARLY THIS YEAR.

ON THE INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED OVER THE WEEKEND IN SHEK KONG VBP DETENTION CAMP. SIR DAVID SAID IT WOULD BE FULLY INVESTIGATED.

"IT WILL BE DONE IN THE NORMAL WAY IF THERE ARE COMPLAINTS ABOUT WHAT GOES ON. IF THERE IS A COMPLAINT AGAINST THE POLICE, AND IN THIS CASE THE CAMP WAS RUN BY THE POLICE. THEN THAT WOULD BE FULLY INVESTIGATED.

"THE POINT I WOULD MAKE IS, IF THERE ARE ANY COMPLAINTS, THEY'LL ALWAYS BE FULLY INVESTIGATED. AND IF A PROBLEM IS IDENTIFIED, THAT WOULD BE DEALT WITH, HE SAID.

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WOULD BE

SIR DAVID SAID HE HAD CONFIDENCE THAT THE INCIDENT FULLY INVESTIGATED AND THAT AN INQUIRY WOULD NOT BE NECESSARY.

ON THE MANAGEMENT OF REFUGEE CAMPS, SIR DAVID SAID CONDITIONS IN MANY OF THE CAMPS WERE FAR FROM IDEAL, AND THAT THERE WERE PROBLEMS IN MANAGEMENT BECAUSE OF THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING IN AT A SHORT TIME.

"WE ARE DETERMINED THAT THE MANAGEMENT OF THOSE CAMPS SHOULD BE AS GOOD AS POSSIBLE. AND IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS IN THE MANAGEMENT THAT WE WILL INVESTIGATE THOSE IMMEDIATELY AND TRY TO DEAL WITH ANY PROBLEMS WE IDENTIFIED. HE SAID.

ASKED HOW HE WOULD DEAL WITH A REPORT FROM THE UNHCR ALLEGING MISTREATMENT IN VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE CAMPS, SIR DAVID SAID HE HAD YET TO RECEIVE THE REPORT BUT WOULD LOOK AT IT VERY THOROUGHLY RECEIVED IT.

IF HE

ON DISCUSSIONS WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ON THE REPATRIATION OF BOAT PEOPLE, SIR DAVID SAID THE GOVERNMENT AND VIETNAM WERE STILL ENGAGED IN DISCUSSIONS.

GONE

BUT HE ADDED THAT THOSE WHO HAD BEEN SCREENED OUT AND THROUGH THE APPEAL PROCEDURE WOULD BE SENT BACK TO THEIR HOMELAND UNDER ACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS WITH PROPER MONITORING,

ASKED WHETHER HE WOULD GO TO PEKING, SIR DAVID SAID HE PRESENT PLANS TO GO.

HAD

NO

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