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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28. 1991

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HE SAID THE LEVEL OF INTEREST IN VOLUNTARY RETURN REMAINED HIGH AND THIS SHOULD FLOW OF RETURNEES OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.

DETENTION CENTRES IN

ENSURE A

ASSISTANCE,

CONTINUING

PLUS THE

THE AVAILABILITY OF UNHCR REINTEGRATION OPERATION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY'S ASSISTANCE SCHEME FOR RETURNERS IN VIETNAM, WERE STILL USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS.

"IT APPEARS THAT THE MESSAGE OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OF ACTION MAY NOW BE BEGINNING TO GET THROUGH: FIRST THAT THERE IS NO POINT IN ECONOMIC MIGRANTS COMING TO HONG KONG AND SECONDLY THAT THOSE HERE MUST RETURN TO VIETNAM," MR LEEKS SAID.

263 VM'S RETURN TO VIETNAM

A GROUP OF 263 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY

(WEDNESDAY) RETURNED

TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 132 MEN, 57 WOMEN, 43 BOYS AND 31 GİRLS, THE 65TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THEY WERE

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 3,019 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR AND 9,315 WHO HAVE RETURNED SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

SPONSORS OF GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY PRAISED

SPONSORS OF THIS YEAR'S GOVERNOR'S AWARD FOR INDUSTRY WERE PRAISED BY THE DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA, AT A CHEQUE

PRESENTATION CEREMONY TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

THE 13 SPONSORS HAVE DONATED $100,000 EACH TOWARDS THE COSTS OF ORGANISING THE AWARD WHICH WILL BE PRESENTED AT A CEREMONY AT THE CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION CENTRE ON NOVEMBER 5.

"I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WITH GRATITUDE YOUR GENEROSITY, MR BARMA, CHAIRMAN OF THE AWARD ORGANISING COMMITTEE, SAID.

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"THE TOTAL CONTRIBUTION OF $1.3 MILLION IS MANIFESTATION OF YOUR KEEN SUPPORT OF HONG KONG'S CONTINUING SEARCH FOR INDUSTRIAL EXCELLENCE.

"I AM CONFIDENT THAT WITH SUCH WIDE COMMUNITY SUPPORT THIS IMPORTANT EVENT WILL CONTINUE TO GROW FROM STRENGTH ΤΟ STRENGTH IN FUTURE YEARS,' HE SAID.

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