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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1989

WERE

IN THESE NEW VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CENTRES, THERE

THE MAINTENANCE OF NO RULES TO ALLOW FOR THE CONTROL OF CONDUCT AND ORDER AND DISCIPLINE AMONG VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, AND NO RULES TO PROVIDE FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND SECURITY OF THE CENTRES.

THAT FOODSTUFF AND OTHER "AT TIMES WE CAN SEE ON TELEVISION

THE CAMP INTO THE CAMP MATTER WERE THROWN BY PERSONS OUTSIDE OF

LEAVING THE GROUND. WE HAVE ALSO READ FROM THE NEWSPAPER ABOUT VII'S

ILLEGAL CAMPS, WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE AUTHORITY, TO PURSUE THEIR OR SOCIAL ACTIVITIES, MISS TAM SAID.

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ILLEGAL RESOLVE THAT

IMMIGRANTS

FROM

ON OUR THESE SHORES

SHE SAID THAT HONG KONG HAD LONG BORNE THE BURDEN OF RECEIVING

NOW VIETNAMESE VIETNAMESE REFUGEES AND SHORES. AND IT WAS LEGCO THESE PEOPLE MUST DEPART.

MEMBERS'

STAYING

HERE

ON

THE

AND "WHILE THE DETAINEES ARE

EXPENSES MUCH TO ASK FOR HOSPITALITY OF THE HONG KONG COMMUNITY, IT IS NOT THEIR RESPECT FOR PEACE AND GOOD ORDER IN THE CAMPS IN RETURN.

WORKERS MISS TAM SAID.

"AND IT MUST BE LEFT IN NO DOUBT THAT VISITORS AND THESE CAMPS ARE UNDER OBLIGATION TO OBSERVE THE LAW,

IN

BILL INTENDED TO DETER MISUSE OF ID CARDS

THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS (AMENDMENT) INTENDED TO DETER THE MISUSE OF IDENTITY CARDS, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

BILL

1989. WHICH IS WAS INTRODUCED INTO

READING OF THE MOVING THE SECOND

THE BILL,

SECRETARY FOR

RON THE

GEOFFERY

THE SECURITY,

BARNES, SAID

TWO MAIN PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS ORDINANCE WERE:

CUSTODY OR

POSSESSION,

REASONABLE EXCUSE, AN

FIRST, TO MAKE IT AN OFFENCE FOR A PERSON

WITHOUT

ΤΟ HAVE IN HIS OR LAWFUL AUTHORITY

то RELATING

ANOTHER

IDENTITY CARD

PERSON; AND

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SECOND, TO MAKE CLEAR THE OFFENCE OF AN IDENTITY CARD TO ANOTHER PERSON.

UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF

MR BARNES SAID

THE

IT

AMENDMENTS IN THE BILL WERE NECESSARY BECAUSE AN IDENTITY CARD WAS NO LONGER MERELY A PROOF OF IDENTITY; COULD ALSO BE USED AS A TRAVEL DOCUMENT INTO AND OUT OF HONG KONG.

CARDS,

IMPERSONATORS OR

"THIS IS AN INCENTIVE FOR RACKETEERS TO OBTAIN IDENTITY BELONGING

OTHERS, то

MISUSE BY

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

FOR DELIBERATE

"IT IS