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WEDNESDAY, MAY 26, 1993

TO EMPOWER THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR TO AMEND THE SECOND SCHEDULE OF THE EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION ORDINANCE WHICH SPECIFIES THE LIST OF COMPENSABLE OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES,

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TO MAKE REGULATIONS RELATING TO OPERATIONAL MATTERS WHICH ARE TECHNICAL IN NATURE.

DEBATE ON THE BILL WAS ADJOURNED.

VIETNAMESE SPURRED TO RETURN HOME

THE GOVERNMENT AND THE UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES HAVE MADE STRENUOUS EFFORTS TO PERSUADE VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TO JOIN THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME, THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR ALISTAIR ASPREY, SAID.

REPLYING TO A QUESTION BY THE HON ZACHARY WONG IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL TODAY (WEDNESDAY), HE SAID THOSE WHO DECIDED TO VOLUNTEER WERE MOVED TO VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION CENTRES, WHICH HOUSED ONLY FELLOW VOLUNTEERS.

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"THIS REINFORCES THEIR DECISION TO VOLUNTEER AND FREES THEM FROM ANY PRESSURES FROM LAWLESS ELEMENTS WHO MIGHT WISH WITHDRAW."

"ANY ILLEGAL OR SUSPECTED UNLAWFUL ACTS ARE REPORTED TO THE POLICE FOR APPROPRIATE ACTION, MR ASPREY SAID.

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IN ADDITION, THE ADMINISTRATION IS EMPOWERED UNDER SEPARATELY DETAIN OR TRANSFER VIETNAMESE WHO TRY TO THREATEN INTIMIDATE OTHER DETENTION CENTRE INMATES.

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THERE WERE 520 CRIMES REPORTED IN VIETNAMESE DETENTION CENTRES IN 1991/92 AND 269 IN 1992/93.

OF THE CASES IN 1991/92, 348 WERE VIOLENT CRIMES AND 172 WERE NON-VIOLENT CRIMES; WHEREAS OUT OF THE 269 IN 1992/93, VIOLENT CRIMES AND 42 WERE NON-VIOLENT CRIMES.

227 WERE

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