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WEDNESDAY, JULY 28, 1993

"COUNTRIES VISITED INCLUDED THE UNITED KINGDOM, NORWAY, DENMARK, THE NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, AUSTRALIA, JAPAN, SOUTH KORKA, SINGAPORE, CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES, HE SAID.

DR LEE WAS PLEASED TO NOTE THAT EACH OF THESE TOURS HAD BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND THAT THE VISITS DID BENEFIT THE TERRITORY'S FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT.

THIS YEAR, A 10-DAY TOUR TO MEXICO HAS BEEN ARRANGED HELP OF THE MEXICAN CONSULATE IN HONG KONG,

WITH THE

THE GROUP WILL VISIT WHOLESALE FISH MARKETS, SEAFOOD PROCESSORS, MARICULTURE OPERATIONS, LIVE FISH HANDLING FACILITIES AND MARKETING SYSTEMS.

IT WILL ALSO VISIT A LARGE-SCALE EXHIBITION THE FISHING EXPO MEXICO 193.

DR LEE HOPED THAT GROUP MEMBERS WOULD OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE AND

MAKB FULL USE OF THE SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE

WITH OTHER FISHERMEN TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE LOCAL FISHING INDUSTRY.

270 VM'S RETURNED TODAY

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A GROUP OF 270 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY

(WEDNESDAY) RETURNED

TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

COMPRISING 118 MEN, 68 WOMEN, 43 BOYS AND 41 GIRLS, THE 158TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THEY WERE

THE

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 4, 392 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE

TO MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND

30,704 TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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