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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1993

GOVERNOR TO VISIT MACAU THIS EVENING

HON

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNOR, THE RT CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, AND MRS PATTEN WILL VISIT MACAU TODAY AT THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU, GENERAL VASCO ROCHA VIEIRA.

MR AND MRS PATTEN WILL BE THE GUESTS OF THE GOVERNOR OF MACAU FOR DINNER AND AT A PERFORMANCE OF PUCCINI'S OPERA "TURANDOT"

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MR AND MRS PATTEN WILL RETURN TO HONG KONG TOMORROW (THURSDAY).

267 VM'S RETURNED HOME TODAY

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A GROUP OF 267 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS TODAY

(WEDNESDAY)

TO VIETNAM UNDER THE UNHCR'S VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION PROGRAMME.

RETURNED

COMPRISING 86 MEN, 77 WOMEN, 58 BOYS AND 46 GIRLS. THEY WERE

THE 174TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 8, 547 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAVE RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND TO 34,859 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

CLOSURE OF UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES

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THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE FOUR UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES AT A BUILDING IN KWUN TONG SO THAT THEY CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO THE OCCUPIERS AND THE PUBLIC.

THE UNAUTHORISED SINGLE-STOREY STRUCTURES ARE LOCATED ON THE FIRST FLOOR, FLAT ROOF OF YEE CHEONG BUILDING AT 3-15 KA LOK STREET AND 18 SHUI NING STREET.

THESE STRUCTURES ARE USED EITHER FOR DWELLING OR STORAGE.

NOTICE OF INTENTION TO APPLY FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE KONG DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDINGS ORDINANCE

ON MARCH 2, WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (WEDNESDAY).

HONG

1994

DEMOLITION OF THE UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURES WILL START AS AS THE CLOSURE ORDERS ARE ISSUED.

SOON

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