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JOINT STATEMENT ON 111 VIETNAMESE '

THE FOLLOWING PRESS RELEASE IS JOINTLY ISSUED BY THE UNHCR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY):

AND

BEEN

WERE BE

"AFTER CONSULTATION BETWEEN UNHCR AND THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT,

111 IT WAS AGREED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE

VIETNAMESE WHO HAD ATTEMPTING TO SAIL DIRECTLY TO JAPAN IN MAY 1989 IN BOAT 101 AND GRANTED A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN THE HIGH COURT RECENTLY,

ARRIVED TREATED IN THE SAME CATEGORY AS THOSE PERSONS WHO OF FIRST ASYLUM IN THE REGION PRIOR TO THE INTRODUCTION OF THE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF REFUGEE STATUS, IN LINE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION. THEY WILL NOW THEREFORE BE FOR RESETTLEMENT.

ARE TO IN PLACES PROCEDURES SPIRIT OF ELIGIBLE

OF

"BOTH PARTIES RECOGNISED THAT THE EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES THIS CASE, IN THE LIGHT OF THE FACTS AS ESTABLISHED BY THE HIGH COURT,

WAS ALSO STRESSED CALLED FOR A SPEEDY AND HUMANITARIAN SOLUTION. IT

EFFECT ON FUTURE ARRIVALS, AS THAT THIS WOULD NOT HAVE ANY

EVERY REGION IS NOW SUBJECT TO VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKER ARRIVING IN THE SCREENING,'

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OPEN GENERAL SUPPLY LICENCE GAZETTED

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NATIONS

PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE AN OPEN GENERAL SUPPLY LICENCE WAS TODAY (FRIDAY) IN CONNECTION WITH THE IRAQ AND KUWAIT (UNITED SANCTIONS) ORDER 1990.

OF THE PROVISIONS OF THE LICENCE ALLOW THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY

PROVIDED THEY ARE NOT GOODS TO A LIST OF AUTHORISED RECIPIENTS

OR FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY BUSINESS DESTINED FOR IRAQ AND KUWAIT CARRIED ON OR OPERATED FROM THE TWO COUNTRIES.

DETAILS OF THE OPEN GENERAL SUPPLY LICENCE AUTHORISED RECIPIENTS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE.

AND THE NAMES OF

PUBLIC ENQUIRIES SHOULD BE MADE TO THE TRADE DEPARTMENT ON TEL.

398 5555.

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