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THURSDAY, AUGUST 25, 1977
THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO RENEWED FOR A FURTHER TWO YEARS THE APPOINTMENT OF FIVE SERVING UNOFFICIAL LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WHOSE TERMS ARE DUE TO EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.
RE-APPOINTED ARE, THE HON. P.G. WILLIAMS, THE HON. LI FOOK-WO,* THE HON. JAMES WU MAN-HON, THE HON. HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, AND THE HON. ALEX WU SHU-CHIH,
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS.
DR. RAYSON LISUNG HUANG, CBE, JP
A RESPECTED EDUCATIONALIST, DR. HUANG WAS BORN IN SWATOW, CHINA IN 1920 AND EDUCATED IN HONG KONG, UK AND THE UNITED STATES. HE IS A GRADUATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG OF WHICH HE HOLDS THE B.SC. DEGREE AND THE HONORARY DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF SCIENCE, AND IS NOW THE UNIVERSITY'S VICE-CHANCELLOR, DR. HUANG HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND RESEARCH FOR MORE THAN 26 YEARS, AND IS THE AUTHOR OF A LARGE NUMBER OF RESEARCH PAPERS. HE IS A MEMBER OF A NUMBER OF PUBLIC BODIES. INCLUDING THE ICAC ADVISORY AND OPERATIONS TARGET COMMITTEES, AND THE BOARD OF THE POLYTECHNIC. HE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE T.K. ANN COMMISSION INTO THE CONDITIONS OF SERVICE OF CERTIFICATED MASTERS. BEFORE BECOMING VICE-CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG IN 1972, HE WAS VICE-CHANCELLOR OF NANYANG UNIVERSITY, SINGAPORE. DR. HUANG WAS MADE A CBE IN THE QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY HONOURS IN 1976. HE IS MARRIED WITH TWO SONS.
MR. CHARLES YEUNG SIU-CHO, JP
MR. YEUNG IS ACTIVE IN YUEN LONG AFFAIRS BEING CHAIRMAN OF THE YUEN LONG TOWN HALL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AS WELL AS VILLAGE REPRESENTATIVE OF YEUNG UK, YUEN LONG. HE IS A J.P., A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HEUNG YEE KUK, AND WAS SECRETARY OF THE KUK'S RECENT MISSION TO LONDON. A SOLICITOR BY PROFESSION, MR. YEUNG IS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN YOUTH WELFARE AND IS CHAIRMAN OF THE SOCIETY OF BOYS CENTRES, VICE-CHAIRMAN OF KOWLOON REGIONAL SCOUT COUNCIL, AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE JUVENILE CARE CENTRE.
MR. JOHN WALDEN,
JP
MR. WALDEN JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS A CADET OFFICER IN 1951 AND SINCE THEN HAS HELD A NUMBER OF POSTS, INCLUDING ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR CF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, AND DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES. IN 1972 HE WAS APPOINTED COMMISSIONER FOR RESETTLEMENT AND WAS APPOINTED TO HIS PRESENT POST OF DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS IN JANUARY 1976.
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