HONG коми
STANDARD 1/7/72
ELSIE BID
FOR LEGCO
DASHED
HOPES OF the people of Hongkong having elected representatives in the Legislative Council were dashed with the
announcement
of new
appointments yesterday.
The name of the hope of the workers, Mrs Elsie Elliott, was not included in the list.
The new Legeo members are appointed Urban Councillor and Portuguese community leader Mr R.H. Lobu, headmistress and appointed Urban Councillor Mrs Joyce Symons, self-made business leader and appointed Urban Councillor Mr James M.H. Wu, businessman Mr P.G. Williams.
AMERICAN film director Steven Miller who just completed shooting a film for Production House was entertained to a party on board a Hilton cruiser Wan Fu last night. It was attended by local models and film stars.
Helping Mr Miller relax were Miss Anna Maria Wong, left and Miss Judy Washington. The director will leave for Taiwan tomorrow to do three feature films.
Mao cancer report
Mao
NEW YORK, Fri. Tse-tung is reported to be suffering from incurable throat cancer, the Wall Street Journal reported today.
may
"One estimate is that he not survive beyond the year, though that apparently is not a firm medical prognosis,"
spaper reported in
staff writer Robert
the
stor
Keatley,
a
Keatley said the 78-year-old Communist party
! Chinese
chairman, a heavy smoker, was reported to have received radiation treatment for his illness but it was not known if there were plans for surgery.
Keatly said the report of Mao's illness originated "with sources who have unique access to such information" but not with Taiwanesc
Of other sources hostile to the Mainland government. He said the report could
be confirmed not independently.
Hongkong Standard sources believe that Legco may be further expanded by two more members within the next two inonths.
In yesterday
S
announcement an official seat has been filled by the appointment of the Director of Social Welfare Mr G.T. Rowe one of the Colony's most senior civil servants.
Mr Rowe's term is for one ycar. Mr Lobo fills the unofficial seat with a term of
two years.
The three unofficial positions being filled by Mrs Symons, Mr Wu and Mr Williams are vacated by Sir Yuet-keung Kan (who remains a member of the Fxecutive Council), Mr G.M.B. Salmon, and Mr K.S. Lo.
The Governor's decision not to name Mrs Elliott came under strong criticism from the Worker's Weekly, organiser of the "Elliott for Legco" campaign.
The Weekly said the decision was a "big disappointment".
A spokesman of the Weekly, Mr Raymond Fung, said: "We
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Honourable
to remain
THE QUEEN has approved the retention, with- in Hongkong of the title "Honourable" by Sir Kenneth Ping-fan Fung, CBE on his retirement from the Execu- tive Council today.
Sir Kenneth served on the Urban Council from 1951 to 1960, the Legislative Council from 1959 to 1965, and the Executive Council from 1962 to 1972. He was appointed as a JP in 1952, was awarded the OBE in 1959, the CBE in 1965, and was made a Knight Bachelor in 1971.
He has served as chairman of the Chinese Language Committee, chairman of the St. John Council of Hong- kong and commissioner of the St John Ambulance Brigade.
MRS ELLIOTT
No hasty
questions
says
Symons
THE second woman to be appointed to the Legislative Council, Mrs CJ. Symons, attends her first Council meeting next Wednesday.
Mrs Symons' appointment is official as from today.
When spoken to yesterday Mrs Symons said she had not had time to read through all the papers connected with the meeting so did not know whether or not she would be asking any questions.
#
Papers
"My secretary handed me whole pile of papers Urbco, Legco...I need time to go through them.'
But one point Symons did stress.
MRS Symons
questions and answers from the first moment they are elected to the Council.
"I will go through all the papers very carefully and if there is something I feel strongly about, well then I will ask about it.
"But not otherwise.” Education, under- standably, is Mrs Symon" main interest so the chances are that the first time she speaks in the council it will be on this subject.
Mrs Smuggler fined
"I'm not going to get and speak just for the sake of it, just to get my name down for having spoken at my first meeting.
Mrs Symons feels that newcomers should not assume that they know all the
The KOBE, Japan, Fri. District Court here yesterday handed down 2,130 million-yen (nearly $7,000,000) fines to a Chinese resident and his accomplice for smuggling 10,625 gold bars into Japan from Bangkok and Hongkong.
5,000 people need your heip
THE wake of death and destruction from the torrential rains has left an aftermath of shock and grief that has been unprecedented for nearly 100 years.
Families have been decimated, women have lost children and husbands, fathers have lost their wives.
The deaths from the three-day monsoon now stand at 107 and the toll is still rising. Sixty-eight bodies have so far been recovered from the giant mudslide that engulfed 80 squatter huts at Kun- tong and there are still some people missing from the site.
In all there are between 50 to 60 people missing throughout the colony.
Five thousand people need your help and while the dead must be grieved for it is the living who must be cared for. They need help and need it urgently.
The future of these people is in the hands of the citizens of Hongkong. All are involved and all share a part of the responsibility to help.
and
The Hongkong Standard Sing Poh Amalgamated newspapers are starting a fund to help these people. Donations from the public are desperately needed. The money will be handed over to the Government Emergency Relief Fund.
The Fat Choy Drive raised more money than ever before this year. It is because of the response to the Fat Choy Drive that the Hongkong Standard and Sing Poh Amalgamated feel entitled to ask for your help again.
Please don't fail.
Cash or crossed cheques can be sent to: The Disaster Fund, Hongkong Standard, News Building, 635, King's Road, North Point.
Or The Hongkong Standard Town Office, Shop 7, Union House Arcade, Central.
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