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MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1990

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THE APPLICANTS MUST SATISFY NORMAL IMMIGRATION AND REQUIREMENTS.

SECURITY

KONG "THE NORMAL REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HONG

SPECIAL SKILL, KNOWLEDGE OR OF A PRIMARILY THE POSSESSION

THE SPOKESMAN NOTED. EXPERIENCE NOT READILY AVAILABLE IN HONG KONG,

ARE

NO APPLICATION

'EMPLOYMENT" AFTER CONSIDERED, HE SAID.

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AN

OF STATUS FOR CHANGE

ARRIVAL APPLICANT'S

IN HONG

KONG

FROM "VISIT" TO BE WILL

"FAMILY MEMBERS OF

APPLICANTS

WILL

HAVE ΤΟ

MEET THE SAMB WISH TO

REQUIREMENT OF HAVING RESIDED OVERSEAS FOR TWO YEARS IF THEY JOIN APPLICANTS IN HONG KONG.

"THEY WILL

ALSO

SECURITY REQUIREMENTS,

HAVE HE ADDED.

TO SATISFY

IMMIGRATION NORMAL

AND

OF PRC NATIONALS IN ANY WAY TO ARREST

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE ADMISSION PRESENTLY OVERSEAS FOR EMPLOYMENT IN HONG KONG DID NOT SUGGEST THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD RELAX ITS ONGOING POLICY AND REPATRIATE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO SOUGHT TO ENTER HONG KONG.

"THE GOVERNMENT STRONGLY REFUTES ANY NOTION OF AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS. THERE WILL BE NO AMNESTY," HE SAID.

AMNESTY FOR

GOVERNMENT CLARIFICATION

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TO SEND

REFERRING TO AN AGENCY REPORT ON THE HANOI AGREEMENT BACK VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY WILSON, WAS NOT THAT THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID (MONDAY) CLARIFIED REFERRING TO "MANDATORY REPATRIATION" WHEN HE SPOKE TO THE MEDIA AFTER A CEREMONY YESTERDAY.

IN THE GOVERNOR WAS ASKED TO COMMENT ON THE AGREEMENT REACHED HANOI OVER THE WEEKEND WHEREBY VIETNAMESE BOAT PEOPLE IN HONG KONG WHO HAVE NOT VOLUNTEERED TO GO BUT WOULD NOT RESIST REPATRIATION ARE TO BE RETURNED TO VIETNAM.

IN ANSWER TO A QUESTION "WHEN WILL THE NEW TIME OF REPATRIATION DATES ARE TAKE FLACE?", THE GOVERNOR SAID: "THE DETAILS, THE ACTUAL STILL TO BE FIXED, BUT I HOPE THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO START ON THIS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. WHAT I LOOK TO IS UNHCR TO PLAY A VERY ACTIVE IN THIS PROCESS. A LOT OF COUNSELLING IS GOING TO BE NEEDED AND IS VERY MUCH GOING TO BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE UNHCR."

PART

THAT

/THE GOVERNOR