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112 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight

A group of 112 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam today (Tuesday) on the 32nd flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).

All of the returnees, comprising 62 men, 26 women, 17 boys and seven girls, are from North Vietnam.

The majority of them arrived in Hong Kong in 1989, with the remaining in 1991 and 1995.

The group brought to 2,279 the total number repatriated on ORP flights since

November 1991.

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67 pollution convictions in February

A total of 67 convictions were recorded in courts last month for breaching anti- pollution legislation enforced by the Environmental Protection Department.

Among them, 21 were made under the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, 18 under the Noise Control Ordinance, 16 under the Air Pollution Control Ordinance and another 12 under the Waste Disposal Ordinance.

The fines imposed on the offenders ranged from $1,000 to $60,000. Hong Kong Paper Mills Ltd was fined $60,000 for failing to comply with the requirements of a Noise Abatement Notice.

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