CONFIDENTIAL

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It is proposed that the membership of the Provisional Authority should broadly correspond with the present membership of the Mass Transit Steering Group. The Financial Secretary will be Chairman and a secretary will be drawn from the staff of the Economic Services Branch.

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If the bill is enacted, the Governor will be invited to appoint Mr M. G. R. Sandberg, JP, Deputy Chairman of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation to be a member of the Authority. In addition the membership may include the following officials from the Mass Transit Steering Group, who would also be appointed by the Governor:

Secretary for Economic Services

Secretary for the Environment

Director of Public Works

Solicitor General

Commissioner for Transport

Director of Mass Transit Studies

Assistant Financial Secretary (Mass

Transit Studies).

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Once the top personnel of the future corporation are recruited it is expected that they would be invited to join the Provisional Authority, possibly replacing some of the official members.

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Honourable Members will be asked to advise whether the Mass Transit Railway Provisional Authority Bill 1974, as annexed, should be introduced into the Legislative Council.

(The Secretary for Economic Services (Mr D. J. C. JONES) and the Solicitor General (Mr G. C. THORNTON) will attend before the Council for the discussion of this item).

30th January 1974 (SCR 10/5591/70 III)

COUNCIL CHAMBER

C.S. 166

CONFIDENTIAL

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