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SATURDAY, JULY 7, 1990

NO AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, SAYS THE GOVERNOR * * * * *

IN VERY

CLOSE TOUCH

WITH THE GUANGDONG

SIR

KONG KEPT HONG AUTHORITIES ON THE QUESTION OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS, THE GOVERNOR, DAVID WILSON, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THAT NOTING

THERE WAS

AN INCREASE

ILLEGAL IN

IMMIGRANTS OF AN

RECENTLY, SIR DAVID STRESSED THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION EVER

AMNESTY.

"THOSE WHO ARE FOUND HERE TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE SENT BACK TO CHINA. THAT MESSAGE MUST GET ACROSS VERY LOUDLY AND CLEARLY TO GUANGDONG, HE SAID.

THE GOVERNOR WAS SPEAKING TO REPORTERS AT THE AIRPORT RETURN FROM LONDON.

ON HIS

WE WATCH VERY "WE HAVE VERY STRICT CONTROL AT THE MOMENT.

A HIGH LEVEL. CAREFULLY THE BORDER AND THAT WILL BE MAINTAINED AT THOSE WHO ARE FOUND AS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HERE, WHETHER THEY ARE FOUND COMING INTO HONG KONG OR WHETHER THEY ARE FOUND HAVING

SIR DAVID POINTED OUT. WILL BE SENT BACK TO CHINA,

平

HE SAID THAT THOSE WHO TRIED TO

WORKED HERE,

OF

MAKE UNSCRUPULOUS USE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BY EMPLOYING THEM MUST ALSO BE DEALT WITH UNDER THE LAW.

"WE HAVE LAWS TO DEAL WITH THAT AND WE MUST TRY TO THAT THEY ARE APPLIED EFFECTIVELY," HE ADDED.

MAKE SURE

THE ASKED IF HE WAS AWARE OF ANY CHANGE OF AMERICAN STANCE ON QUESTION OF VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE, SIR DAVID SAID THAT THERE HAD BEEN BERN FOLLOWING SOME CHANGE IN THE ATTITUDE OF PEOPLE WHO HAD REALLY THE PROBLEM IN DETAIL.

WHO

THE

SITUATION YOU "THEY REALISE THAT IN ORDER TO DEAL WITH THIS HAVE GOT TO HAVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR RETURNING TO THEIR HOMES PEOPLE ARE FOUND NOT TO BE GENUINE REFUGEES. AND I HAVE FOUND AN WILLINGNESS TO UNDERSTAND THAT AMONGST MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

HE SAID. WELL INFORMED PRESS IN THE UNITED STATES,

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INCREASING

AND

GENEVA LATER WHAT

ON THE STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING TO BE HELD IN THIS MONTH, SIR DAVID SAID IT WAS VERY HARD TO SAY AT THE MOMENT THE OUTCOME WOULD BE.

EARLIER HE SAID THAT THERE WAS NEAR UNANIMOUS AGREEMENT AT THE

WORLD COMMUNITY MEETING IN JANUARY THIS YEAR AND HE HOPED THAT THE WOULD PUSH THIS ONE FORWARD.

ENORMOUS

ON HIS VISIT TO BRITAIN, THE GOVERNOR SAID THAT HE HAD FOUND AN AND HE WELCOMED THE OF AMOUNT

IN HONG KONG INTEREST

ABOUT THE ECONOMIC HE HAD HAD TO TALK TO PEOPLE OPPORTUNITY OPPORTUNITIES THERE WERE HERE FOR INVESTORS.

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