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He has also held the post of Commissioner of Labour and Mines and
served on the Trade and Industry Advisory Board, Textiles Advisory Board and
on the Productivity Council.
He was appointed Director of Commerce and Industry in 1966, a post
he held until his retirement in 1970.
C.B.E. (Commander Order of the British Empire)
The Honourable Woo Pak-chuen, O.B.E., J.P.
Mr. Woo has served on the Legislative Council since 1964 and is now
the Senior Unofficial Member. He was made a substantive member of the Executive
Council last year.
Born in Hong Kong, Mr. Woo was educated at St. Joseph's College and the University of Hong Kong and completed his legal studies in the University of London where he obtained his LL.B. and Ph. D. degrees.
He serves on a host of committees concerned with educational and Community matters and is Chairman of the Establishment Sub-Committee
of the Finance Committee, the Board of Education and of the Advisory Committee
on Telephone Services.
Aside from his involvement in the public service, he is active in voluntary work, being permanent advisor to the Hong Kong Juvenile Care Centre, and Commissioner of the Civil Aid Services.
Married with three children, Mr. Woo was made a Justice of the Peace in 1955 and awarded the Officer Order of the British Empire (0.B.E.) in 1963.
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