FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1982
HOWARD YOUNG APPOINTED MEMBER
OF TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE
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MR HOWARD YOUNG HOW-WAH HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 7, 1982 TO MARCH 31, 1984. THE APPOINTMENT WAS MADE BY THE GOVERNOR AND IS PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY.
THE APPOINTMENT OF MR GERALD FORSGATE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE, ALSO PUBLISHED TODAY, WAS ANNOUNCED IN JULY THIS YEAR.
MR YOUNG, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF SWIRE TRAVEL LTD., HAS BEEN AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL SINCE 1978. HE IS CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL AND IS CURRENTLY CHAIRMAN OF ITS CLEAN HONG KONG COMMITTEE.
HE SERVES ON A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY SERVICE ORGANISATIONS IN THE AREA OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND RECREATION AND SPORTS AND IS THE CADET COMMANDANT OF THE CIVIL AID SERVICES AS WELL AS A MEMBER OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD.
IN 1978 HE RECEIVED A TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS AWARD AND IS AT PRESENT CHAIRMAN OF THE OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS ASSOCIATION.
MP SEES NEW TOWN DEVELOPMENT
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MR DAVID TRIPPIER, MP, AND MRS TRIPPIER, TODAY (FRIDAY) TOOK A GOOD LOOK AT SHA TIN NEW TOWN.
THEY WERE FIRST GIVEN A BRIEFING ON THE BACKGROUND
OF THE NEW TERRITORIES DEVELOPMENT BY THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR IAN MACPHERSON.
THEY WERE THEN TAKEN TO THE HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME SUI WO COURT OVERLOOKING SHA TIN AND WERE BRIEFED ON THE NEW TOWN'S DEVELOPMENT BY THE DISTRICT OFFICER, MR DONALD TSANG, AND THE PROJECT MANAGER, MR KEITH AUSTIN.
LATER ON, MRS TRIPPIER ALSO TOURED LEK YUEN AND WO CHE ESTATES AND VISITED A HOSTEL FOR THE ELDERLY.
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