FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975
APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
OF THE MASS TRANSIT BAILWAY CORPORATION
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TODAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975, AS THE DAY ON WHICH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY" CORPORATION ORDINANCE 1975 IS TO COME INTO OPERATION.
THE ORDINANCE ESTABLISHES THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION FOR THE PULPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IN HONG KONG. THE CORPORATION WILL REPLACE THE EXISTING MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY.
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR. N.S. THOMPSON AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 1975, FR. TLOMPSON WAS, PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG IN OCTODER 1974, NANACING DIRECTOR OF THE CUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LTD. SINCE ÛIS ARRIVAL HERE HE HAS HEADED THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY SECRETARIAT.
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THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE CORPORATION, WHEN APPOINTED DY THE BOARD, WILL BECOME AUTOMATICALLY A MEMBER OF THE BOARD).
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPOINTED THE FOLLOWING
PERSONS
AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE COLPORATION FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 26, 1975 TO APRIL 30, 1977 :
SIR YUET-KEUNG KAN, MR. OSWALD CHEUNG
MR. M.G.R. SANDBERG,
MR. Y.K. PAO,
THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE MTR CORPORATION WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMD R. 26, 1975:
THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND MR. D.W.A. BLYE.
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