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FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1993
TRANSFER OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES TO PHILIPPINES TO RESUME
THE PHILIPPINES CONSULATE GENERAL IN HONG KONG HAS INFORMED THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION FOR MIGRATION THAT THE PROBLEM ON THE TRANSFER TO THE PHILIPPINES OF NEWLY SCREENED-IN VIETNAMESE REFUGEES HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND TRANSFERS MAY BEGIN AGAIN IN MAY.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (FRIDAY) WELCOMED THE RESUMPTION OF THE TRANSFERS, NOTING THAT THIS WAS SIMPLY A TECHNICAL PROBLEM OVER NUMBERS.
"WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THE PHILIPPINE AUTHORITIES FOR THEIR QUICK RESOLUTION OF THE PROBLEM AND ARE PLEASED THAT THOSE REFUGEES WHO HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY STRANDED HERE WILL BE ABLE TO DEPART IN MAY."
THE TRANSFER то THE PHILIPPINES OF NEWLY SCREENED-IN VIETNAMESE REFUGEES WAS RECENTLY SUSPENDED DUE ΤΟ QUERIES REGARDING THE NUMBER OF VISAS ISSUED AND THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES TRANSFERRED.
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GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR 1994 PUBLISHED
THE FOLLOWING LIST OF GENERAL HOLIDAYS FOR 1994 WAS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY):
EVERY SUNDAY
THE FIRST WEEKDAY IN JANUARY LUNAR NEW YEAR'S DAY
THE SECOND DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR
THE THIRD DAY OF LUNAR NEW YEAR GOOD FRIDAY
THE DAY FOLLOWING GOOD FRIDAY EASTER MONDAY
CHING MING FESTIVAL
THE BIRTHDAY OF THE QUEEN
THE MONDAY FOLLOWING THE QUEEN'S
BIRTHDAY
TUEN NG FESTIVAL
THE SATURDAY PRECEDING THE LAST
MONDAY IN AUGUST
LIBERATION DAY, BEING THE LAST
MONDAY IN AUGUST
THE DAY FOLLOWING THE CHINESE
MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL
CHUNG YEUNG FESTIVAL
THE FIRST WEEKDAY AFTER
CHRISTMAS DAY
THE SECOND WEEKDAY AFTER
CHRISTMAS DAY
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SATURDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY
JANUARY 1
FEBRUARY 10
FEBRUARY 11
SATURDAY
FEBRUARY 12
FRIDAY
APRIL 1
SATURDAY
APRIL 2
MONDAY
APRIL 4
TUESDAY
APRIL 5
SATURDAY
JUNE 11
MONDAY
JUNE 13
TUESDAY
JUNE 14
SATURDAY
AUGUST 27
MONDAY
AUGUST 29
WEDNESDAY
SEPTEMBER 21
THURSDAY
OCTOBER 13
MONDAY
DECEMBER 26
TUESDAY
DECEMBER 27
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