XN000022-1989-08-29 — Page 2

TUESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1989

GOVT LOOKING AT LAW AND ORDER ON TAI A CHAU

THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD. SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THE GOVERNMENT DOES HAVE TO LOOK AT THE LONG TERM SITUATION ON CHAU TO SEE HOW LAW AND ORDER CAN BE MAINTAINED THERE.

THE POLICE WERE NOW WORKING ON THIS. HE SAID.

SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AFTER AN EXECUTIVE COUNCIL DAVID SAID THE POLICE HAD REACTED MAGNIFICENTLY IN THE ISLAND AFTER THE WEEKEND TROUBLE.

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THAT

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MEETING, SIN RESTORING ORDER ON

TIME

I THINK WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THESE TROUBLES FROM TIME TO

IT'S CLEARLY WHAT WAS THE ORIGIN BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH VIETNAMESE, OF THIS TROUBLE ON THIS OCCASION," HE SAID.

THEY COULD DEAL WITH ARMY INVOLVEMENT

SIR DAVID SAID THE POLICE WERE CONFIDENT THE PROBLEM AND IT WOULD BE TOO EARLY TO TALK ABOUT AT PRESENT.

HELPING IN A LARGE BY SUPPLYING TENTS IN OTHER

HE POINTED OUT THAT THE ARMY WAS ALREADY

WAYS.

HELPING THEY

ADMINISTRATIVELY NUMBER OF

WERE WATER AND FOODS. AND THEY WERE HELPING BY PUTTING UP CAMPS. AND SO ON.

INCIDENT

MIGHT AFFECT THE

PROPOSAL

FOR A LOOK AT THE

THE ON WHETHER PERMANENT CAMP ON TAI A CHAU, SIR DAVID SAID: "WE HAVE GOT TO THE FUTURE OF THE SOKOS AGAINST THE PROBLEMS THAT CONFRONT US FOR REST OF THE YEAR.

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IT CREATES

MAINTAIN. 'IT'S NOT AN EASY PLACE TO DIFFICULTIES FOR THE SECURITY FORCES IN GETTING OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM.

OPERATIONAL THERE. AND THAT IS

11ONG KONG WE HAVE

"ON THE OTHER HAND. IT IS REMOTE FROM THE PEOPLE OF AND. FROM THAT POINT OF VIEW. THERE IS SOME ADVANTAGE IN IT.

THESE CONSIDERATIONS WHEN WE DECIDE TO BALANCE VERY CAREFULLY ALL WHAT TO DO FOR THE FUTURE.

END THE ASKED WHETHER THE INCIDENT WOULD INCREASE PRESSURE TO

WELL AWARE OF THAT FIRST ASYLUM POLICY, SIR DAVID SAID HE WAS VERY PRESSURE.

UNDERSTANDABLE "I THINK IT'S SHOULD BE GETTING VERY FRUSTRATED.

IN THE

COMMUNITY THAT PEOPLE

"WE HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL. HOWEVER, BEFORE DRAMATIC MEASURE AS THAT.

CURRENTLY "WE ARE

STILL

WE TAKE SUCH

OF PROSPECT OF OUR POLICY

WORKING HARD ON THE MANDATORY REPATRIATION FOR THESE PEOPLE. THAT IS PART AND WE ARE STILL PLANNING ON THAT BASIS.

"AND IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY, I THINK. AWAY FROM THE POLICY THAT WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT.

WHETHER WE SHOULD MOVE

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SIR DAVID SAID.

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