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TUESDAY, JULY 23, 1991

MINISTER ON VM'S

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THE

COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND LORD CAITHNESS, SAID TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT HE WAS PREPARED TO VIETNAM IF THAT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO IN ORDER TO SPEED PROCESS OF FINDING A SOLUTION TO THE VIETNAMESE MIGRANT PROBLEM.

REPORTERS

AFTER

THE

ATTENDING A

OF MEETING IS A LOT OF WORK "BUT THERE

WATERS, UN-CHARTED

AND THERE IS

SPEAKING TO EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, THE MINISTER SAID: STILL TO DO BECAUSE WE ARE IN NEW WHERE THE TECHNICAL DETAILS ARE.

"WHAT THE PRESENT SITUATION IS THAT THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS GOING STAGE FURTHER ON IN GENEVA AND THOSE DISCUSSIONS HAVE GOT TO TAKE A BEFORE WE CAN MAKE PROGRESS," HE SAID.

"THERE TECHNICALITIES.

ARE

A LOT OF PROBLEMS STILL

ΤΟ BE

RESOLVED,

LEGAL

WILL ON INTERNATIONAL TO GET ALL

"BUT WHAT WE HAVE GOT IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF GOOD BOTH SIDES, ON ALL SIDES IN FACT, BECAUSE THERE IS THE ORGANISATIONS; THE UNHCR, THE IOM AS WELL, AND WE NEED THOSE AGREED AND TAKE THE MATTER A WHOLE STAGE FURTHER BECAUSE THAT IS LONG-TERM FOR HONG THE BEST WAY OF TRYING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM, KONG, LORD CAITHNESS SAID.

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"IT KEEPS IT WITHIN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF THINK THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT," HE ADDED.

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MAIGAUTAM LÖRD CAITHNESS SAID THE FINAL DETAILS ON THE INTERNATIONAL 4 HOLDING CENTRE WERE WORKED ON, ADDING:, "OBVIOUSLY WE WANT TO GET THE

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AN INTERNATIONALLY DETAILS RIGHT: BECAUSE THIS, IS A NEW AREA. IT IS W

MANAGED CENTRE.

WHEN ASKED IF BRITAIN AND CHINA HAD MADE ANY SECRET DEAL ON THE NO NEW AIRPORT AGREEMENT, LORD CAITHNESS SAID: "THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY

HAPPY ΤΟ SECRET DEAL. NOW THAT HAS BEEN MADE PERFECTLY CLEAR. I AM MAKE THAT CLEAR AGAIN.

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GURKHAS HAS AN OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION TO HK

IN RESPONSE ΤΟ THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT TODAY KONG (TUESDAY) THAT IT PLANS TO REDUCE THE ARMY ELEMENT OF THE HONG

BE GARRISON BY ONE BATTALION IN 1992, WHEN TWO GURKHA BATTALIONS WILL AMALGAMATED, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN MADE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT:

"THE REDUCTION HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY THE PROGRESSIVE TAKEOVER BY THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE FORCE OF BORDER PATROL DUTIES

THE

ASSUME PRESENTLY CARRIED OUT BY

ARMY. THE POLICE WILL

FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR COUNTERING ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION APRIL 1992.

THE

BORDER IN

/THE AMALGATION