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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1982
LEGCO TRIBUTE FOR 'BIM' DAVIES
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE TODAY PAID WARM TRIBUTE TO MR LEWIS DAVIES WHO RETIRES FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AFTER SERVING FOR MORE THAN EIGHT YEARS AS SECRETARY FOR SECURITY.
MR DAVIES HAS BEEN APPOINTED SECRETARY WITHOUT PORTFOLIO AND HIS MAIN TASK WILL BE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE CHIEF SECRETARY IN DEALING WITH ADDITIONAL WORK ARISING FROM THE TALKS ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG.
THANKING HIM FOR HIS OUTSTANDING LOYAL AND VALUABLE SERVICES IN THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNOR SAID HE WAS GRATEFUL MR DAVIES HAD POSTPONED HIS WELL EARNED RETIREMENT AND THAT THE GOVERNMENT WOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE THE BENEFIT OF HIS WIDE EXPERIENCE FOR SOME TIME TO COME.
UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS ALSO JOINED IN PRAISING MR DAVIES.
THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER, THE HON ROGER LOBO NOTED THAT MR DAVIES' TENURE AS CHIEF SPOKESMAN ON SECURITY AFFAIRS HAD SEEN SOME MOMENTOUS EVENTS, PARTICULARLY THE ISSUES OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION AND THE INFLUX OF VIETNAMESE REFUGEES.
MR DAVIES, HE SAID, HAD SPENT MANY HOURS WITH UNOFFICIALS, ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND EXAMINING PROBLEMS BRINGING TO THE DELIBERATIONS +ELOQUENCE, COURAGE, DEDICATION AND UNFAILING PATIENCE+.
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