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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1991

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51 II CHILDREN DETAINED AT CENTRE PENDING REMOVAL

THE

THE

THE

ON FEBRUARY 24 THIS YEAR, 51 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN AGED 14 OR UNDER WERE DETAINED AT THE VICTORIA IMMIGRATION CENTRE PENDING MAKING OF REMOVAL ORDERS OR THEIR APPEALS AGAINST REMOVAL ORDERS,

THE FOR

HON ALISTAIR SECURITY,

ASPREY, INFORMED SECRETARY LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY ASPREY SAID ALL WERE IN THE CARE OF ADULT THEIR MOTHERS.

THE HON

MIRIAM LAU, MR DETAINEES, IN MOST CASES

"THE AVERAGE DETENTION PERIOD IS ABOUT 13 DAYS,

H HE ADDED.

ON

MR ASPREY SAID ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN MIGHT BE RELEASED

A CLOSE RECOGNISANCE, AND THIS WAS USUALLY DONE WHERE THE FATHER OR RELATIVE WAS WILLING TO LOOK AFTER THE CHILD, AND WHERE THE MOTHER HAD GIVEN HER CONSENT.

THERE WHERE

ARE ABSCOND, OR FROM HONG

"ONLY WHERE THESE CONDITIONS CANNOT BE MET, STRONG REASONS TO BELIEVE THE CHILD WILL BE ASSISTED TO WHERE AN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILD IS LIKELY TO BE REMOVED KONG WITHIN A FEW DAYS WILL A CHILD BE DETAINED," HE SAID.

HE NOTED THAT 46 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT CHILDREN WERE RELEASED ON RECOGNISANCE.

AT

PRESENT

-

TWO BILLS PASSED IN LEGCO

(AMENDMENT)

DANGEROUS DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND SOCIETIES BILL 1991 WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

SECURITY UNDER THE ORDINANCE

THREE MOTIONS MOVED BY THE SECRETARY FOR BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ORDINANCE, FOREIGN MARRIAGE AND LEGITIMACY ORDINANCE WERE ALSO PASSED.

PASSED. THE

IN ADDITION, AN AMENDMENT MOTION MOVED BY THE HON LEUNG WAI-TUNG TO THE HON MARIA TAM'S MOTION ON BEDSPACE APARTMENTS WAS

LIVING CONDITIONS IN MOTION READS: "THAT, RECOGNISING THE APPALLING BEDSPACE APARTMENTS AS A PRESSING SOCIAL PROBLEM, THIS COUNCIL THE GOVERNMENT TO EXPEDITE THEIR PLANS FOR SOLVING THE PROBLEM AND

NONE OF THE TENANTS WILL BE REASSURE THIS COUNCIL THAT HOMELESS IN THE COURSE OF THEIR ACTION.'

WERE

(AMENDMENT}

REVENUE

(NO.2)

11

URGES

TO

RENDERED

THEY RATING BILL 1991,

AND

EXPORT

FIVE BILLS WERE INTRODUCED FOR FIRST AND SECOND READINGS.

INLAND THE

BILL (AMENDMENT}

1991, (NO.2) BILL 1991, HEUNG YEE KUK (AMENDMENT) IMPORT JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991 AND (AMENDMENT) BILL 1991.

DEBATES ON THEM WERE ADJOURNED.

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