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THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 1993

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CHAI

IMPLEMENTED.

AN IN-DEPTH ENERGY MANAGEMENT STUDY HAS BEEN DONE OF WAN TOWER AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS ARISING FROM IT ARE BEING THE ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT IS IN THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING A DEPARTMENTAL ENERGY MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME.

PRIVATE THE

"I HOPE

SECTOR, INCLUDING INDUSTRY, WILL DEVELOP A SIMILAR CONSCIOUSNESS PRACTICES WHEREVER IT CAN," HE SAID.

MR

THE CONSTRUCTION AND ADOPT

SIMILAR

ROLE

EASON SAID THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY HAD AN IMPORTANT TO PLAY IN THE DESIGNING AND BUILDING OF ENERGY EFFICIENT BUILDINGS AS CONTRARY TO THE GLASS TOWERS WHICH ARE A WASTE OF RESOURCES.

TO HELP PROMOTE THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF ENERGY EFFICIENT

MR BUILDINGS,

COMMITTEE EFFICIENCY ADVISORY BASON SAID THE ENERGY WHICH HE CHAIRED WOULD LAUNCH AN AWARD SCHEME NEXT YEAR.

OPERATION TO STAMP OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS

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A 24-HOUR OPERATION AGAINST ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION JOINTLY MOUNTED BY THE POLICE, THE LABOUR AND IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT THE

TERRITORY HAS RESULTED IN THE ARRESTS OF 163 PERSONS.

THE OPERATION WAS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ONGOING EFFORT TO FLUSH OUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

THE 53 SUSPECTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS ARRESTED BY THE POLICE HAD BEEN REFERRED TO THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. THOSE FOUND TO BE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WILL BE REPATRIATED.

OTHER EIGHT PERSONS WERE ARRESTED

BY IMMIGRATION

THE INVESTIGATORS.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN REITERATED TODAY (THURSDAY) THAT THERE WAS NO QUESTION OF ANY AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS.

"OUR LATEST OPERATION SHOULD DRIVE HOME THE POINT BE NO CHANGE TO THIS POLICY. ANYONE FOOLISH ENOUGH OTHERWISE IS ONLY CHEATING HIMSELF,' HE SAID.

WILL

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THAT THERE TO BELIEVE

THE SPOKESMAN SAID APART FROM CONTINUOUS CHECKS THROUGHOUT TERRITORY, THERE WAS NO LET-UP IN ANTI-ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION EFFORTS THE BORDER.

THE

AT

MAINTAINED BY

"A HIGH STATE OF VIGILANCE WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE POLICE AND THE SECURITY FORCES BOTH AT THE LAND AND SEA BORDERS, HE SAID.

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DURING THE JOINT OPERATION, WHICH BEGAN AT 5 AM YESTERDAY (WEDNESDAY) AND ENDED AT 5 AM TODAY, THE POLICE HAD STEPPED UP THEIR IDENTIFICATION SPOT CHECKS IN PUBLIC PLACES AND CARRIED OUT CHECKS AT SUSPICIOUS LOCATIONS.

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