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FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1993

PEAK

OF

OVER

IN RETURNEES 1,400

RETURNEES FOR THE

HAVING REACHED, A MONTHLY NOVEMBER LAST YEAR, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY WHOLE OF LAST YEAR WAS OVER 12,000.

THESE ARE THE SINCE THE INTRODUCTION OF 1989.

HIGHEST

THE

MONTHLY AND YEARLY FIGURES ACHIEVED

VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME

IN

"MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, THESE FIGURËS UNDERLINE THE

ΤΟ COMPLEMENT ORP FLIGHTS REGULAR OF MAINTAINING

VOLUNTARY PROGRAMME," HE ADDED.

"IN VIEW OF THE CONTINUING DECLINE IN OUR CAMP

SECTION NOW AIM TO CLOSE DOWN THE LAST REMAINING DETENTION CENTRE BY THE MIDDLE OF THIS MONTH,

THE

IMPORTANCE UNHCR'S

OF

POPULATION, WE THE SHRK KONG

VOLUNTARY "IF THE PRESENT RATE OF HOPE TO SEE MORE CAMP BRESNIHAN SAID.

CLOSURES

BEFORE

RETURN THE END

OF

WE MAINTAINED, IS

THE YEAR, MR

LO WU TERMINAL STAGE III EXTENSION PROJECT AWARDED

* * * * *

A $198 THE HIGHWAYS DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LO WU TERMINAL STAGE III WILL ALMOST DOUBLE THE PRESENT FACILITIES THERE AFTER IN TWO YEARS.

OF

MILLION CONTRACT EXTENSION WHICH ITS COMPLETION

ACTING DIRECTOR OF LEIGHTON

THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED TODAY (FRIDAY) BY THE

REPRESENTATIVES AND MR YEUNG KIM-CHOY HIGHWAYS,

CONTRACTORS PTY LTD.

WORLD AND BIGGER FACILITIES. A

"LO WU IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST CROSSING POINTS IN THE WE NEED TO MATCH THE FAST GROWING DEMAND WITH SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

STAGE THE LO WU TERMINAL

CAPACITY

||

III EXTENSION ABOUT 24,000

WILL PERSONS

INCREASE

PER

THE HOUR

PROCESSING

ΤΟ TWO-WAY COMPARED WITH THE PRESENT CAPACITY OF 13,200 PER HOUR, HE ADDED.

WORKS INCLUDE THE CONSTRUCTION

OF

A SOUTH STATION

AND AN BUILDING

EAST

AND

EXISTING EXTENSION,

TO THE MODIFICATONS ASSOCIATED BUILDING SERVICES AND ANCILLARY WORKS.

CONSTRUCTION WORK WILL

START

MONTHS TO COMPLETE.

IMMEDIATELY

AND WILL TAKE

25

24

ON COMPLETION, THE NEW EXTENSION WILL PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL DEPARTURE COUNTERS AND 48 ARRIVAL COUNTERS FOR IMMIGRATION PROCESSING.

CUSTOMS COUNTERS WILL ALSO BE INCREASED BY SIX AND DEPARTURE AND ARRIVAL SIDES RESPECTIVELY.

24 ON THE

/THE NEW

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