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MDHIAN 7243

ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTRAL POLICY UNIT (''THINK TANK'').

COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS

LEGISLATION ENACTED IN JULY. MR. JUSTICE GARCIA TO TAKE UP POST

IN EARLY 1989.

DEFENCE AND PUBLIC ORDER

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DEFENCE COSTS AGREEMENT SIGNED IN JULY. NO SIGNIFICANT WITHDRAWAL OF GARRISON BEFORE 1992.

NEW UNIT IN POLICE TO TAKE OVER RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREVENTING

ILLEGAL ENTRY.

TRIAN RENUNCIATION SCHEME TO START AT END 1988.

REVIEW OF SECTION 27 OF PUBLIC ORDER (AMENDMENT) ORDINANCE

(''FALSE NEWS' PROVISION) BEFORE END OF YEAR. FULL ACCOUNT TO BE

TAKEN OF PUBLIC OPINION.

DRUG ABUSE

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MAJOR INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATS NEUTRALIZED AS A RESULT OF CO- OPERATION WITH OVERSEAS AGENCIES, ESPECIALLY US.

MORE NO. 3 HEROIN SEIZED IN JANUARY JUNE 1988 THAN WHOLE OF 1987. LEGISLATION TO ALLOW COSTS TO CONFISCATE PROCEEDS OF DRUG

TRAFFICKING.

EMIGRATION

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45,000 PEOPLE LIKELY TO LEAVE HONG KONG IN 1988. NET OUTFLOW OF OVER 40,000. BUT LESS THAN 1/4 OF THESE ARE PROFESSIONALS OR

(COMPARE AVERAGE OF 38,000 P.A. IN MID 1970S:

EQUIVALENT.

20,000 P.A. IN MID 1980S).

FINDING OUT MORE INFORMATION ON QUALIFICATIONS ETC OF THOSE LEAVING SO THAT GAPS CAN BE FILLED.

WORK TO REMOVE POSSIBLE OBSTACLES TO PEOPLE RETURNING E.G.

INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS.

IMMIGRATION

PROSECUTION OF ILLEGALS SINCE MAY HAS CAUSED SHARP DROP. MORE SPEEDY PROCESSING OF HONG KONG RESIDENTS. ΚΑΙ ΤΑΚ COMPUTERIZED FROM AUGUST. WILL EXTEND TO CHINA FERY TERMINAL

AND LOK MA CHAU SOON.

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