MONDAY, APRIL 7, 1975.
NEW CHAIRMAN FOR CONSUMER COUNCIL
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MR. K.S. LO HAS BEEN APPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL. HE SUCCEEDS SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN WHO HAS RETIRED.
MR. LO, WHO IS DIRECTOR OF HONG KONG SOYA BEAN PRODUCTS CO. 1.TD., HAS SERVED WITH THE COUNCIL SINCE IT WAS SET UP A YEAR AGO.
FIVE OTHER SERVING MEMBERS MR. SHUM CHOI-SANG, MR. HO SAI-CHU, MR. WU KWOK-CHEUNG, MRS. KONG FUNG YUEN-YEE, AND MRS. LEE LO YUK-SIM, HAVE ALSO DEEN REAPPOINTED.
IN ADDITION SIX NEW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED. THEY ARE:- MRS. DIANA TAN YING CHEE-MAI, MR. CHAM YAU-SUM, MR. YIP YUM-FONG, MR. GALLANT HO YIU-TAI, HR. NG KI, AND MR. EDMUND CZ07.
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COMMENTING ON THE NEW MEMBERSHIP, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN THANKED THE OUTGOING MEMBERS FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE COUNCIL, AND SAID IT WAS REGRETTED THAT OTHER HEAVY COMMITMENTS PREVENTED THEM FROM CONTINUING TO SERVE THE COUNCIL.
HE ALSO THANKED THE NEW MEMEERS FOR ACCEPTING THE CHALLENGE AND NOTED THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO ENSURE A REGULAR INFUSION OF NEW BLOOD AND NEW IDEAS INTO THE COUNCIL. THE PUBLIC,+ HE ADDED, CAN BE HIGHLY SATISFIED WITH THE CALIBRE OF THE NEW COUNCIL.
AUCTION OF SPECIAL CAR NUMBERS
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THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT ANOTHER 15 SPECIAL CAR REGISTRATION NUMBERS WOULD BE PUT UP FOR AUCTION THIS WEEK TO PROMOTE A CHARITABLE CAUSE.
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THE AUCTION, THE 23RD ORGANISED BY THE DEPARTMENT, TAKE PLACE ON SATURDAY (APRIL 12) AT 10 AM AT THE CITY HALL LECTURE ROOM NORTH, 8TH FLOOR, HIGH BLOCK.
THE REGISTRATION NUMBERS ARE:
3023
AU 1234
9339
AU 2288
AY 38 AY 100
BH 1
BH 33
HK 40
AU 818
IIK 0886 AU 10
AY 3333 BD 2299
BH 555
SUCCESSFUL BIDDERS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY IN CASH OR BY CHEQUE IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE BIDDING.
POTENTIAL BIDDERS ARE REMINDED THAT THE VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARK WILL BE ASSIGNED ONLY TO A VEHICLE REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER WITHIN 12 MONTHS OF THE DATE OF AUCTION.
FUND.
PROCEEDS OF THE AUCTION WILL GO INTO THE GOVERNMENT LOTTERIES
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