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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1994

RELEASE OF 125 VMS FROM DETENTION

(TUESDAY)

THAT

125

A

SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY GOVERNMENT VIETNAMESE MIGRANTS HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM DETENTION.

ALL 125 VOLUNTEERED TO GO HOME AND HAVE

LENGTHS OF VARYING

CLEARANCE OF VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES.

TIME

FOR

BEEN

WAITING

FOR

THEIR

RETURN

BY

THE

"WE SHALL CONTINUE OUR EFFORTS TO SECURE THEIR REPATRIATION BUT

THEM IN THE

WE HAVE

ON THEIR DECIDED TO MEANTIME

RELEASE RECOGNISANCE. WE

DETENTION JUSTIFY THEIR CONTINUED CANNOT CIRCUMSTANCES, THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED.

OWN IN THE

ACCOMMODATED

TO

"ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE FOR THIS GROUP TO BE IN THE PILLAR POINT OPEN CAMP. WHILE THERE, THEY WILL BE PERMITTED WORK."

ATTENTION NEWS EDITORS:

THE REFUGEE CO-ORDINATOR, MR BRIAN BRESNIHAN, MEDIA AT 5 PM TODAY (TUESDAY) IN THE PRESS ROOM, GROUND WING, CENTRAL GOVERNMENT OFFICES.

YOUR REPRESENTATIVES ARE INVITED TO COVER.

THE

APPLICATION FOR NOISE CONTROL EXEMPTION

GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL HAS REJECTED AN

MEET WILL

THE FLOOR, MAIN

APPLICATION

FOR

EXEMPTION FROM PROVISIONS OF THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE FROM THE

OF ORGANISERS

A CONCERT TO BE HELD AT THE HONG KONG STADIUM ON DECEMBER 25.

IN REACHING THE DECISION, ALL RELEVANT FACTORS, IN PARTICULAR THE IMPORTANCE TO OBSERVE THE LAW, HAVE BEEN FULLY TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT.

TO A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID: "THERE IS NO COMPELLING REASON WARRANT THE GRANTING OF AN EXEMPTION IN THE PRESENT CASE, WHICH JUST LIKE OTHER ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES, REGARDLESS OF THE THEME, SHOULD BE HELD WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE LAW.

THE SPOKESMAN EMPHASISED THAT THE DPCISJON DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE CONCERT COULD NOT BE HELD.

"IT

LAW

"

SIMPLY MEANS THAT THE ORGANISERS MUST COMPLY WITH THE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC FROM NOISE NUISANCE WHEN THEY HOLD THE CONCERT.

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