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229 VIETNAMESE RETURN HOME

TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1992

A GROUP OF 229 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY (TUESDAY) RETURNED VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 96 MEN, 56 WOMEN, 40 BOYS AND 37 THE 103RD BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

TO

GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 4,091

ΤΟ 18,070 THE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

DEATH SENTENCES COMMUTED

ON

CONSIDERATION THE ADVICE OF THE GOVERNOR, AFTER TAKING INTO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, HAS DECIDED THAT THE DEATH SENTENCES PASSED VU VAN-THANG AND BUI MINH-DUC ON MARCH 20, 1990 SHOULD BE COMMUTED SENTENCES OF LIFE IMPRISONMENT.

VU AND BUI WERE FOUND GUILTY OF THE MURDER OF DOAN VAN-HUNG.

ΤΟ

HONG KONG GOVERNMENT EXCHANGE FUND

TENDER RESULTS

* * * * *

TENDER DATE

PAPER ON OFFER

ISSUE NUMBER

AMOUNT APPLIED

AMOUNT ALLOTTED

AVERAGE YIELD ACCEPTED

HIGHEST YIELD ACCEPTED

PRO RATA RATIO

AVERAGE TENDER YIELD

19 MAY 92

EF BILLS

Q221

HKD 1,960 MN

HKD 500 MN

3.27 PCT

3.30 PCT

ABOUT 37 PCT

3.35 PCT

19 MAY 92

EF BILLS

¥290

HKD 730 MN

HKD 200 MN

4.12 PCT

4.13 PCT

ABOUT 36 PCT

4.16 PCT

/HONG KONG

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