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The Regulation provides for external and internal examination of gasholders at specified intervals and for the reporting of defects and remedial work to the Gas Authority (the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services).

The Regulation will be tabled in the Legislative Council on June 26, 1996.

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122 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight

A group of 122 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam, today (Friday) on the 43rd flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).

Most of the returnees, comprising 53 men, 34 women, 16 boys and 19 girls, are from North Vietnam.

The majority of them arrived in Hong Kong in 1989, with the remaining in 1988, 1990 and 1991.

The group brought the total number repatriated on ORP flights since November 1991 to 3,760.

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Monitors' Report submitted to CS

The monitors appointed to observe the Orderly Repatriation Programme operation this (Friday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.

The two monitors comprised a non-official Justice of the Peace, Mr Peter Lee Shung-tak; and a representative from a non-governmental organisation, Miss Ho Tak- yin from Oxfam.

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