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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 1993

266 VM'S RETURNED TO VIETNAM

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(WEDNESDAY) RETURNED

A GROUP OF 266 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 91 MEN, 74 WOMEN, 59 BOYS AND THE 154TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

42 GIRLS, THEY WERE

THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 3,312

AND TO 29,624 THE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNÉES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETS ON FRIDAY

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THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD A MEETING AT 3.30 PM ON FRIDAY (JUNE 11) AT THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER.

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