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129 VMS RETURN HOME

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MONDAY, APRIL 25, 1994

A GROUP OF 129 VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS VIETNAM UNDER THE VOLUNTARY REPATRIATION NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR REFUGEES.

TODAY (MONDAY) RETURNED TO PROGRAMME OF THE UNITED

COMPRISING 56 MEN, 34 WOMEN, 20 BOYS AND 19 GIRLS, THE 208TH BATCH TO GO BACK UNDER THE PROGRAMME.

THRY WERE

THIS GROUP BROUGHT TO 3,554 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS WHO HAD RETURNED VOLUNTARILY THIS YEAR, AND ΤΟ 42,167 THE TOTAL NUMBER OF RETURNEES SINCE THE PROGRAMME STARTED IN MARCH 1989.

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CLOSURE OF NORTH POINT ILLEGAL STRUCTURE SOUGHT

THE BUILDING AUTHORITY IS SEEKING TO CLOSE AN UNAUTHORISED STRUCTURE OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN NORTH POINT, SO THAT IT CAN BE DEMOLISHED WITHOUT CAUSING DANGER TO OTHER OCCUPANTS AND THE PUBLIC.

THE SINGLE-STOREY STRUCTURE DUE FOR DEMOLITION IS ON THE FIRST FLOOR OF A BUILDING AT 63-69 KAM PING STREET.

A NOTICE OF INTENTION APPLYING FOR A CLOSURE ORDER FROM THE HONG KONG DISTRICT COURT UNDER THE BUILDING ORDINANCE ON AUGUST 25 WAS POSTED ON THE PREMISES TODAY (MONDAY).

DEMOLITION WORK IS EXPECTED TO START AS SOON AS THE CLOSURE ORDER IS ISSUED.

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WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 66.3 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 388.290 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 302.655 MILLION CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 51.6 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

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