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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10, 1990

ARRANGEMENTS COVER REPATRIATION, REINTEGRATION

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VIETNAMESE

VIETNAM, OF

THE AGREED ARRANGEMENTS BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND THE GOVERNMENTS COVER THE REPATRIATION, AND REINTEGRATION IN BOAT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO BE NON-REFUGERS, AND WHO NO PROSPECT OF RESETTLEMENT IN THIRD COUNTRIES.

HAVE

THE

TOLD THE HON GEOFFREY BARNES, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY,

ΤΟ A QUESTION LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THIS TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN REPLY FROM THE HON RITA FAN

THE GOVERNMENT WOULD REQUEST THE MRS FAN HAD ASKED WHETHER

SO THAT BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO MAKE PUBLIC THE AGREEMENT WITH VIETNAM THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG COULD BE PROPERLY INFORMED.

GOVERNMENT

HAD

HE

BEEN CONSULTED, AND

TEXTS OF BILATERAL

MR BARNES SAID THE UK POINTED OUT THAT IT WAS NOT THE PRACTICE FOR THE AGREEMENTS OF THIS NATURE TO BE MADE PUBLIC.

HOWEVER, THE KEY ELEMENTS OF THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE THAT:

(A) THE RETURNEES WILL BE TREATED HUMANELY AFTER

WILL NOT BE PUNISHED FOR TO VIETNAM, AND

VIETNAM CLANDESTINELY;

THEIR RETURN LEFT HAVING

THE UNHCR AND ΤΟ THE RETURNEES AFTER THEIR

(B) REPRESENTATIVES OF THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT,

AGENCIES WILL HAVE ACCESS

RETURN TO VIETNAM; AND

(C) REINTEGRATION

WILL ВЕ ASSISTANCE

GIVEN TO HELP THE RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN THEIR FORMER COMMUNITIES IN VIETNAM.

RETURNEES

ΤΟ

PROPOSALS FORMULATED ON REGULATING RETIREMENT SCHEMES

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AND

MANPOWER,

SCHEMES HAVE PROPOSALS FOR LEGISLATION TO REGULATE RETIREMENT

ISSUED, THE SECRETARY NOW BEEN FORMULATED AND DRAFTING INSTRUCTIONS

SAID YEUNG.

IN THE FOR EDUCATION

K.Y.

THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

NOT

SAID

LEVELS

OF

REPLYING TO A QUESTION FROM THE HON HUI YIN-FAT, MR YEUNG

ΤΟ

WOULD BE INTRODUCED

SPECIFY THE BILL INTENDED BENEFITS, NOR WOULD IT COMPEL EMPLOYERS TO SET UP RETIREMENT SCHEMES.

INSTEAD,

THE

IT WOULD ENSURE 'THAT EMPLOYEES WOULD BE PAID WHEN THEY FELL DUE.

BENEFITS ACCRUING

ΤΟ

/MR YEUNG