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The officers moved into the Voluntary Repatriation Centre at 11.50 am when the VMs refused to present themselves for transfer to Victoria Prison after repeated counselling.
Some of the VMs climbed onto rooftops and lamp posts but they came down by themselves after persuasion. No force was used and the police were only on stand-by during the operation.
Seven CSD officers, including a temporary Vietnamese interpreter, and one VM, had sustained minor injuries during the course of the operation when the VM on board a vehicle leaving for Victoria Prison suddenly turned violent and started rushing towards the rear exit of the vehicle.
The acting Refugee Co-ordinator, Mr Gordon Leung, said the group of 82 VMs involved in today's transfer exercise had withdrawn from the UNHCR's Voluntary Repatriation Programme and had refused to re-join the Programme.
"The Government remains determined as ever to resolve the VM problem as soon as possible," he stressed.
"The future of the VMs is in Vietnam," he added.
Today's operation was monitored by representatives of non-government organisations and non-official Justices of the Peace.
End/Thursday, August 10, 1995
Director of Buildings reviews air-coolers case
The Director of Buildings, Mrs Helen Yu, said today (Thursday) that she had been examining the case of the two air-coolers erected on the roof of Tak Yan House in Tsuen Wan and was seeking further information to consider what action would be appropriate.
No comments yet.
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