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124 VMs depart on orderly repatriation flight
A group of 124 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) returned by air to Hanoi, Vietnam, today (Thursday) on the 47th flight under the Orderly Repatriation Programme (ORP).
All but one of the returnees, comprising 57 men, 28 women, 18 boys and 21 girls, are from North Vietnam.
The majority of them arrived in Hong Kong in 1989, with the remaining in 1988, 1991, 1995 and 1996.
The group brought the total number repatriated on ORP flights since November 1991 to 4,251.
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Monitors' Report submitted to CS
The monitors appointed to observe the Orderly Repatriation Programme operation this (Thursday) morning have submitted their report to the Chief Secretary.
The two monitors comprised a non-official Justice of the Peace, Mr Kenneth Ho King-man; and a representative from a non-governmental organisation, Mr So Pui- tong from Oxfam.
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Lantau taxi fare to increase tomorrow
The Transport Department reminded today (Thursday) that the taxi fare on Lantau will be increased by 10 per cent from tomorrow (Friday).
The Lantau taxis' flagfall charge for the first two kilometres (Km) and subsequent jumps for every 0.2 Km will be increased from $10 to $11 and from $1 to $1.1 respectively.
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