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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1992

SHEK KONG VIETS CLEARED TO LEAVE HONG KONG

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A GROUP OF 126 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (FRIDAY) RETURNED TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 49 MEN, 30 WOMEN, 25 BOYS AND 22 GIRLS, THEY ARE

THE 97TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS IS THE FIRST GROUP OF SOUTHERNERS TO LEAVE SECTION C OF THE SHEK KONG DETENTION CENTRE SINCE THE TRAGEDY AT ЗНЕК KONG ON FEBRUARY 3/4.

A TOTAL OF 349 VOLUNTEERS FROM SECTION C HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO LEAVE HONG KONG FOLLOWING THE COMPLETION OF POLICE INVESTIGATIONS.

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THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR CLINTON LEEKS CONFIRMED THAT SECTION C AT SHEK KONG HAD NOW REOPENED AS A VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION DEPARTURE FACILITY.

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"IN ADDITION TO THE 349 VOLUNTEERS FROM SECTION C, ANOTHER SOUTHERNERS FROM OTHER SECTIONS AT SHEK KONG HAVE VOLUNTEERED AND ARE WAITING TO RETURN HOME, MR LEEKS SAID.

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"THE SIX FLIGHTS THAT THE UNHCR HAVE SCHEDULED FOR APRIL SHOULD RESULT IN WELL OVER 1,000 PEOPLE RETURNING TO HO CHI MINH CITY AND HANOI THIS MONTH," HE SAID.

"WITH THE REOPENING OF THE DEPARTURE CENTRE THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME AT SHEK KONG LOOKS TO BE BACK ON TRACK, HE

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THE GROUP THAT LEFT TODAY BROUGHT TO 2,980 THE TOTAL NUMBER VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND 16,959 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED MARCH 1989.

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BILL TO BAN ADVERTISING VEHICLES GAZETTED

A BILL SEEKING TO BAN VEHICLES USED SOLELY FOR COMMERCIAL ADVERTISING PURPOSES WAS GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY).

THE ROAD TRAFFIC (AMENDMENT) (NO. 2) BILL 1992 MAKES IT AN

TO OFFENCE

USE AN ADVERTISING VEHICLE WITHOUT A

OR PERMIT

IN CONTRAVENTION OF THE PERMIT CONDITIONS.

THE MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR SUCH AN

WILL BE A FIRST CONVICTION,

FINE

OF

AND

OFFENCE MONTHS ON $5,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR THREE $10,000 AND IMPRISONMENT FOR SIX MONTHS FOR ANY SUBSEQUENT CONVICTION.

/THE BILL