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The British Government has given assurances that the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council will retain its jurisdiction over cases from Hong Kong courts up to 30 June 1997, and that it will give priority to Hong Kong appeals in the months immediately prior to 1 July 1997.
"We will now be getting on with the practical arrangements for the CFA. We will discuss with the Chinese side the detailed arrangements for the establishment of the Court and the modalities of co-operation with the team designate for the Special Administrative Region once that is in place," Mrs Chan said.
End/Wednesday, July 26, 1995
Escape of VMs from Green Island
A total of 23 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) have escaped from the Green Island Reception Centre early this (Wednesday) morning.
At about 4.15 am, Correctional Services Department (CSD) staff saw a group of people running from one of the dormitories and ordered them to stop. The staff immediately sounded the alarm and the Police were alerted. CSD staff discovered a hole in a rear wall of one of the dormitories from which the VMs are believed to have escaped.
Three of the escapees were re-captured on the island within 15 minutes. However the other escapees managed to swim away and one was picked up by Marine Police shortly afterwards.
The Police arrested seven VMs in Kennedy Town this morning and searches are underway for the remaining 12.
The Commissioner of Correctional Services, Mr Raymond Lai Ming-kee, has ordered an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the escape.
End/Wednesday, July 26, 1995
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