THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1980
TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE EXPANDED
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THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAS BEEN EXPANDED FROM 10 TO 13 MEMBERS.
MEMBERSHIP OF THE TAC UNDER THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT WILL BE GAZETTED TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
THE MEMBERS ARE THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE THE SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE- THE DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS OR HIS
REPRESENTATIVE- THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE- THE COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT- MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT- MRS GRACE HO- MR STEPHEN WONG THE HON LYDIA DUNN- THE HON T.S. LO MR H.M.G. FORSGATE MR CHAN PAK-KEUNG MISS ANNIE WU,
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE INCREASED MEMBERSHIP RESULTED FROM A CHANGE IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE, AS ALL THE ADDITIONAL MEMBERS WERE UNOFFICIALS.
THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED +BECAUSE TRANSPORT PROBLEMS ARE BECOMING MORE IMPORTANT AND COMPLEX, IT IS CONSIDERED THAT A WIDER SPECTRUM OF UNOFFICIAL EXPERIENCE SHOULD BE CALLED ON FOR ADVICE.+
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HE ADDED, THE COMMITTEE IS CONSULTED ON ALL TRANSPORT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.+
+ IN THE PAST YEAR, THE WORKLOAD ON THE COMMITTEE HAS GROWN CONSIDERABLY, AND THIS GROWTH IS UNLIKELY TO BE REVERSED IN FUTURE.+
MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMITTEE REFLECTS BOTH THE WIDE SCOPE OF INTERESTS OF INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, AND THE CONTINUING LINKS MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND OTHER IMPORTANT HONG KONG BODIES, SUCH AS THE URBAN COUNCIL AND THE HEUNG YEE KUK.
APPOINTMENTS TO CONSUMER COUNCIL
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MR K.S. LO, WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL EXPIRED ON APRIL 7, 1980, HAS BEEN SUCCEEDED BY MR GALLANT 1.T. HỘ.
MR HO, WHO JOINED THE CONSUMER COUNCIL IN 1975, THE SAME YEAR WHEN MR LO TOOK UP HIS CHAIRMANSHIP, WILL SERVE ON THE COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
NINE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE ALSO ENDED ON APRIL 7, 1980, HAVE BEEN RE-APPOINTED FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS.
/THEY ARE