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Chinese delegation to visit HK
A Chinese delegation led by Mr Liu Chengxiang, Director-General, Department of Statistics on Investment in Fixed Assets, State Statistical Bureau, will visit Hong Kong from tomorrow (Thursday) to September 7, the Government announced today (Wednesday).
There will be seven other members in the delegation.
A Government spokesman said that this is one in a series of sponsored visits between China and Hong Kong.
"The objective of the sponsored visit programme is to enhance mutual understanding of Chinese and Hong Kong Government officials on each other's systems," he said.
The delegation will be briefed by senior Hong Kong Government officials on matters relating to trade, intellectual property, finance, census and statistics, survey and mapping, and infrastructure development.
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Transfer of VMs from Whitehead today
A group of over 600 Vietnamese migrants (VMs) will be transferred from Section 5 of Whitehead Detention Centre (WHDC) to Victoria Prison (VP) today (Wednesday) in preparation for their return to Vietnam under the Orderly Repatriation Programme.
They will join a small group of VMs in VP for pre-flight documentation and medical checks prior to their repatriation on September 4, 9 and 12.
The remaining 1,600 VMs in Section 5 will be transferred to High Island Detention Centre (HIDC) today. After these transfers, WHDC will be vacated of VMs from North Vietnam.
The transfers to VP and HIDC will be observed by independent monitors.
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