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LO WU VIETNAMESE CENTRE CLOSES

WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1993

THE FLAG OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE AT THE LO WU VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS DETENTION CENTRE WAS LOWERED TODAY (WEDNESDAY) IN A BRIEF CEREMONY TO MARK THE CLOSURE OF THE CENTRE.

THE CLOSING CEREMONY WAS OFFICIATED BY REGIONAL COMMANDER, NEW TERRITORIES NORTH, MR DOUGLAS LAU.

MR LAU SAID THE CLOSURE OF THE CENTRE WOULD ALLOW 97 POLICE OFFICERS TO BE POSTED BACK TO DISTRICTS WHERE THEY ARE SORELY NEEDED.

THE CENTRE WAS OPENED IN JUNE 1989 TO ACCOMMODATE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO OPTED TO JOIN THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION SCHEME.

EARLIER IN JANUARY, THE SHEK KONG CAMP WHICH WAS MANNED POLICE WAS CLOSED.

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THE LAST BATCH OF 34 VIETNAMESE IN THE CAMP HAD RECENTLY BEEN RELOCATED TO WHITEHEAD DETENTION CENTRE AWAITING REPATRIATION, WHILE 35 OTHERS WHO WERE WORKING IN THE CENTRE WOULD CONTINUE WITH THEIR WORK IN OTHER CENTRES.

FOUR LOTS OF LAND TO LET

THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT IS INVITING TENDERS FOR THE SHORT-TERM TENANCY OF FOUR PIECES OF GOVERNMENT LAND.

THE FIRST LOT IN AREA 2B, SHA TIN NEW TOWN, ABOUT 865 SQUARE METRES.

HAS AN ARRA

OF

LIGHT

IT IS FOR USE AS A FEE-PAYING CAR PARK FOR PRIVATE CARS VANS. THE TENANCY IS FOR TWO YEARS, RENEWABLE

AFTERWARDS.

AND

QUARTERLY

THE SECOND LOT IS IN AREA 18, TSEUNG KWAN O, SAI KUNG. WITH AREA OF ABOUT 5,700 SQUARE METRES, THE LOT

AN IS INTENDED FOR TENANT'S GOODS (EXCLUDING CONTAINERS AND

STORING CONTAINER VEHICLES), OR A PUBLIC FRE-PAYING CAR PARK (EXCLUDING CONTAINER VEHICLES) OR A COMMERCIAL GARDEN.

THE TENANCY IS FOR ONE YEAR, RENEWABLE MONTHLY AFTERWARDS.

THE THIRD LOT, LOCATED BETWEEN YAU TONG ROAD AND CHA KWO LING ROAD IN YAU TONG, HAS AN AREA OF ABOUT 6,500 SQUARE METRES.

GOODS

IT IS INTENDED FOR USE AS OPEN STORAGE OF NON-DANGEROUS (EXCLUDING CONTAINERS) OR PARKING OF TENANT'S VEHICLES. THE TENANCY IS FOR THREE YEARS RENEWABLE QUARTERLY AFTERWARDS.

/THE REMAINING

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