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FRIDAY, JANUARY 19, 1990

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THIS WOULD INCLUDE BASIC FOOD SUPPLY FOR UP TO ONE YEAR, MEDICINES, DOMESTIC APPLIANCES, HOUSING, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, JOB PLACEMENT AND PRODUCTION TOOLS, AS WELL AS ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

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IT WAS ALSO AGREED PROVISIONALLY THAT THE AVERAGE VALUE OF ASSISTANCE PER RETURNEE WOULD BE US$620 (OR HK$4,900). IN ADDITION, RETURNEES WOULD BACH RECEIVE A CASH ALLOWANCE OF US$30 PER ADULT OR US$15 PER CHILD TO COVER THEIR IMMEDIATE NEEDS ON ARRIVAL IN VIETNAM.

DB CHAIRMEN BRIEFED ON TRANSPORT POLICY

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THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR MICHAEL LEUNG, TODAY (FRIDAY) GAVE A BRIEFING ON THE WHITE PAPER ON TRANSPORT POLICY IN HONG KONG TO THE CHAIRMEN OF ALL DISTRICT BOARDS AND DISTRICT BOARD TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT COMMITTEES.

MR LEUNG ASSURED THE CHAIRMEN THAT THE TRANSPORT STRATEGY SPELT OUT IN THE WHITE PAPER WOULD BE APPLIED FLEXIBLY, AND REVIEWED FROM TIME TO TIME то TAKE ACCOUNT OF CHANGING DEMANDS AND DEVELOPMENTS.

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THEY HAVE BEEN BRIEFED ON THE TRANSPORT POLICY BY MR LEUNG, THE FIRST BEING IN JUNE LAST YEAR WHEN THE GREEN PAPER WAS PUBLISHED.

THE BRIEFING WAS ALSO ATTENDED BY THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT, MR GORDON SIU; THE DIRECTOR OF HIGHWAYS, MR KWE1 SER-KAN; AND THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, MR ALBERT LAM.

COFIES OF THE WHITE PAPER ARE AVAILABLE FREE FROM DISTRICT OFFICES AND THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE, GPO BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.

THEY ARE ALSO AVAILABLE AT LICENSING OFFICES, DRIVING TEST CENTRES AND VEHICLE EXAMINATION CENTRES OF THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT.

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