FRIDAY, AUGUST 21, 1981
THREE NEW UNOFFICIALS FOR LEGCO
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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR JACK CATER, TODAY ANNOUNCED A NUMBER OF CHANGES IN THE COMPOSITION OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.
THREE NEW UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN APPOINTED FOR TWO YEARS - MR CHEUNG YAN LUNG, MRS SELINA CHOW AND MISS MARIA TAM.
TWO EXISTING UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ARE STEPPING DOWN AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF SERVICE. THEY ARE MR OSWALD CHEUNG AND MR LI FOOK-WO. THE OVERALL NUMBER OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL IS RAISED FROM 26 TO 27.
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT LAST YEAR, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN, BY ORDER-IN-COUNCIL, HAD AMENDED THE ROYAL INSTRUCTIONS ENABLING THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF BOTH UNOFFICIAL AND OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL TO BE INCREASED TO 27.
THE SPOKESMAN SAID THAT THE ADDITIONAL APPOINTMENTS WOULD STRENGTHEN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND WOULD HELP TO SHARE OUT THE CONTINUALLY INCREASING WORKLOAD OF THE MEMBERS.
MR CHEUNG, MBE, JP, 58 YEARS OLD, IS A BUSINESSMAN WHO WAS BORN IN HONG KONG.
A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK, MR CHEUNG HAS LONG BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH PUBLIC SERVICE IN HONG KONG AND THE NEW TERRITORIES. HE IS A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG HOUSING AUTHORITY, THE MARKETING ADVISORY BOARD, THE POLICE CADET SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD AND THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH'S AWARD SCHEME COMMITTEE. HE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST.
MRS SELINA CHOW, JP, WAS BORN IN HONG KONG IN 1945. SHE IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN, SHE HAS A BA DEGREE FROM HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. SHE IS A FILM PRODUCER WITH BRAINCHILD LTD.
SHE WAS APPOINTED TO THE URBAN COUNCIL IN 1980. SHE IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE FAMILY PLANNING ASSOCIATION, A MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE, AND THE LAY ASSESSOR PANEL. SHE WAS PRESIDENT OF THE ZONTA CLUB 1974/75.
MISS TAM WAS BORN IN 1945 AND WAS EDUCATED IN HONG KONG. SHE TOOK HER LAW DEGREE AT LONDON UNIVERSITY. SHE IS A PRACTISING BARRISTER.
SHE HAS BEEN AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL SINCE APRIL 1979. SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE, THE HONG KONG FAMILY WELFARE SOCIETY AND THE HONG KONG BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB ASSOCIATION.
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