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"Mr. Salmon was appointed to the Council on July 1, 1970 and rendered
valuable service on the Finance Committee and its Public Works Sub-Committee.
addition to the keen interest he has taken in such fields as public transport,
trade, ecology, public works, social problems, he has served on the Select
Committe of this Council which was appointed to enquire into the costs of running
English-Speaking schools and also on the Chinese Language Committee.
"Mr. Lo also became a Member on July 1, 1970, and since that time he
has made many a valuable contribution both in the Chamber and during the meetings
of the Finance Committee and its Establishment Sub-Committee. His interests
have ranged over such fields as preservation of the countryside, town planning,
public welfare, Hong Kong's economy and last year he was a member of the
Salaries Commission.
I am sure that honourable Members will wish to join me in regretting
that poor health has impelled him to reduce the enormous amount of work he
contributes to the public good, and thus deprive us of his services, and to
wish him a speedy return to full health."
The Hon. P.C. Woo described Sir Yuet-keung Kan as a "fearless and
forthright man" and said he "has done a great deal to show the Unofficial Members
what part they should play" in the business of the Legislative Council.
Mr. Woo, who is now the Senior Unofficial, said: "I shall myself find
it extremely difficult to shoulder his mantle which now falls upon me,"
He gave ..