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MONDAY, AUGUST 3, 1992

ORDERLY RETURN OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANT TOMORROW

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FIFTH

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN CONFIRMED TODAY (MONDAY} THAT GROUP OF ABOUT 60 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS SCREENED OUT AS NON-REFUGEES WILL RETURN TO VIETNAM TOMORROW (TUESDAY) UNDER THE CONTINUING

ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME.

THIS IS THE FIFTH REPATRIATION FLIGHT UNDER THE ORDERLY RETURN PROGRAMME AGREED WITH THE VIETNAMESE GOVERNMENT ON OCTOBER 29 LAST YEAR.

IT FOLLOWS THE SUCCESSFUL

ORDERLY REPATRIATION FLIGHTS ON NOVEMBER 9 AND DECEMBER 10 LAST YEAR AND FEBRUARY 12 AND JUNE 19 THIS YEAR WHEN A TOTAL OF 153 ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RETURNED TO VIETNAM.

THE FOLLOWING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE TO FACILITATE

COVERAGE:

AIRPORT

MEDIA

THERE WILL BE A FIXED POSITION INSIDE THE AIRPORT WHERE JOURNALISTS WILL BE ABLE ΤΟ PHOTOGRAPH THE VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS BOARDING THE PLANE WHICH WILL TAKE THEM BACK TO VIETNAM.

MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE AT THE AIRPORT PRESS ROOM IN THE ARRIVAL HALL NOT LATER THAN 8.15 AM. TELEPHOTO LENSES WILL BE NECESSARY.

EDITORS SHOULD NOTE THAT REPORTING TEAMS GOING ON THE PRESS BOAT WILL NOT BE BACK IN TIME TO MAKE USE OF THE PRESS FACILITY AT THE AIRPORT.

THEY ARE REMINDED THAT THEIR REPORTERS AND BE ABLE TO PRODUCE PROOF THAT THEY ARE BONA FIDE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO USE ANY OF THE MEDIA FACILITIES.

PHOTOGRAPHERS MUST JOURNALISTS BEFORE

PRESS BOAT

GREEN

A PRESS BOAT WILL BE AVAILABLE TO TAKE MEDIA REPRESENTATIVES COVERING THE TRANSFER OF THE VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FROM ISLAND TO THE AIRPORT.

JOURNALISTS WISHING TO MAKE USE OF THIS FACILITY SHOULD ASSEMBLE OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL HARBOUR SERVICES PIER, PIER ROAD, CENTRAL (THE HONG KONG AND YAUMATI FERRY COMPANY'S VEHICULAR PIER IN CENTRAL) NOT LATER THAN 6.50 AM.

FERRY

ΤΟ GREEN ISLAND,

WHERE

ONTO

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THE PRESS BOAT WILL THEN SAIL JOURNALISTS WILL BE ABLE TO PHOTOGRAPH THE VIETNAMESE GETTING FERRY WHICH WILL TAKE THEM TO THE AIRPORT.

/THE PRESS