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HONG KONG TELNO 3294: EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

AT THE PART I MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL HELD ON 13 SEPTEMBER 1988, THE GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL ORDERED THAT

(A) THE PROCEDURE FOR PROCESSING APPEALS FROM SCREENED OUT

VIETNAMESE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS RECOMMENDED IN MEMORANDUM

XCC (88)125 SHOULD BE APPROVED:

(B) APPROVAL IN PRINCIPLE SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT TO ENTER INTO A TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION UNDERSTANDING WITH THE JAPANESE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE THE MANPOWER TRAINING IN THE PRECISION TOOLING TRAINING CENTRE, BUT THAT THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THIS SCHEME SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED

BEFORE CONCLUDING A FORMAL AGREEMENT: AND

(C) THE 20 PERCENT ANHANCEMENT OF THE BASIC RATE OF EX-GRATIA COMPENSATION FOR AGRICULTURAL AND BUILDING LAND WITHIN NEW TOWN BOUNDARIES IN THE NT SHOULD BE RETAINED: BUT THAT THE CEILING FIGURE AND MINIMUM RATE SHOULD NO LONGER APPLY AND THAT THE ADMINISTRRATION SHOULD WORK TOWARDS ESTABLISHING A SIMPLER FORMULA WHICH WOULD DISPENSE WITH THE 20 PERCENT ENHANCEMENT.

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