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Expert talks on new mobile communications services
Talks between experts of the Sino-British Joint Liaison Group on new mobile communications services will take place in Hong Kong on February 29.
The British team will be led by British Representative Mr Alan Paul. The Chinese team will be led by Chinese Representative Mr Chen Zuo'er. They will be assisted by experts from the two sides.
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Technical talks on Vietnamese migrants held in Hanoi
A technical meeting was held in Hanoi today (Wednesday) between officials of the Hong Kong and Vietnamese governments to review progress on the repatriation of about 19,400 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) still in the territory.
Representatives of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the British Embassy were also present.
A government spokesman said the meeting noted the steady progress made in recent months in the clearance of VMs for return to Vietnam.
"About 12,400 had now been cleared and the Vietnamese side undertook to use their best endeavours to clear the remaining caseload as soon as possible," he said.
At a meeting held in December last year, agreement was reached on bilateral arrangements for the repatriation of VMs arriving in Hong Kong after June 15, 1995.
On this occasion, it was agreed that the first batch of VMs in this category would be returned on the Orderly Repatriation Programme flights scheduled to take place next month.
Commenting on the talks, the Refugee Co-ordinator, Mr Brian Bresnihan, emphasised the cordial atmosphere in which they had taken place.
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