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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21,

1991

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AT THIS STAGE, THE COUNCIL SHOULD NOT COMMIT ITSELF ΤΟ ANY SINGLE RESCUR PROPOSAL BUT SHOULD MONITOR CLOSELY THE DEVELOPMENTS AND THE DETAILS OF THE VARIOUS RESCUE

PROPOSALS; AND

THE COUNCIL'S FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION SELECT COMMITTEE WOULD BE DELEGATED WITH AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE TO HANDLE THE ISSUE.

FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE EVENTS WILL BE MONITORED CLOSELY BY

THE SELECT COMMITTEE.

RECEPTION TO COMMEMORATE 150TH ANNIVERSARY OF POST OFFICE

THE POSTMASTER GENERAL, MR DOMINIC S.W. WONG, ANNOUNCED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) THAT THE POST OFFICE WILL ISSUE

SET OF COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25 TO MARK ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY.

AS THIS IS A HISTORIC OCCASION, ALL BRANCH POST OFFICES WILL OPEN FOR A FEW HOURS ON THAT DAY TO SELL THE NEW STAMPS AND TO DATESTAMP FIRST DAY COVERS.

THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID FORD, WILL OFFICIATE AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF SALE AT THE GENERAL POST OFFICE, 2 CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL AT 9 AM ON SUNDAY AND AT THE CELEBRATION PARTY THAT FOLLOWS.

THIS FUNCTION, TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLIC CONCERT TO BE HELD ON AUGUST 26 AT THE SHATIN RACE COURSE, MARKS THE CLIMAX

OF THE SERIES OF ACTIVITIES TO CELEBRATE THE 150TH ANNIVERSARY.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER.

249 VM'S RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 249 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY

(WEDNESDAY) RETURNED

TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 107 MEN, 60 WOMEN, 41 BOYS AND 41 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE 64TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 9,052 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY.

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