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WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1991

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UK BACKS GOVT'S EFFORTS ON VM'S

HONG

KONG

THE

FULLY GOVERNMENT

THE SUPPORTS BRITISH

EFFORTS GOVERNMENT'S

TO RESOLVE THE VIETNAMESK MIGRANTS PROBLEM

ACTION, THROUGH THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF

ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID IN THE THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, THE HON LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON RITA FAN, MR ASPREY SAID

THE INTENDED TO CONSULT URGENTLY WITH BRITISH GOVERNMENT

PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES CONCERNED ON ADDITIONAL MEASURES TO ACCELERATE THE RETURN OF NON-REFUGEES TO THEIR COUNTRY OF ORIGIN.

"WE

BELIEVE THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION REMAINS RIGHT APPROACH TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, HE SAID.

THE

IN

THE SECRETARY SAID IT WAS THE FAILURE TO IMPLEMENT THE CPA ITS ENTIRETY WHICH HAD SO FAR PREVENTED A RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM.

"WE SHALL CONTINUE TO PURSUE URGENTLY A DURABLE SOLUTION IN THE THE SCREENED- FORM OF AGREEMENT ON ARRANGEMENTS FOR REPATRIATION OF OUT," THE SECRETARY ADDED.

MR ASPREY NOTED THAT THE EXISTING DETENTION CENTRES SHOULD ABLE TO COPE WITH A VIETNAMESE POPULATION OF ABOUT 54,000.

BR

THE

PRESENT

48,000.

POPULATION

IN THE DETENTION

CENTRES WAS ABOUT

CAN BUT

"THE EXTENT TO WHICH OUR DETENTION CENTRE ACCOMMODATION COPE WITH NEW ARRIVALS DEPENDS NOT ONLY ON THE NUMBER OF ARRIVALS ALSO ON THE NUMBERS OF BIRTHS, OF THOSE SCREENED-IN AND THOSE ON REPATRIATION," THE SECRETARY EXPLAINED.

LEAVING

DRAFT BILL TO IMPOSE GUIDELINES ON EXISTING DMC

*

WHICH SEEKS TO IN EXISTING THE

THE GOVERNMENT IS CONSIDERING A DRAFT BILL IMPOSE LIMITATIONS ON THE CONDUCT OF PROPERTY MANAGERS DEEDS OF MUTUAL COVENANTS (DMC) WHICH DO NOT SPECIFICALLY CONTAIN PROVISIONS OF THE CURRENT GUIDELINES.

THIS

WAS STATED

BY

ACTING THE

SECRETARY

FOR PLANNING,

COUNCIL MEETING

ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS, THE HON MARTIN LEWIS, IN A WRITTEN REPLY TO A QUESTION BY THE HON POON CHI-FAI IN THE LEGISLATIVE

TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

/MR POON

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