THURSDAY, JUNE 9, 1983
THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY (DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION) OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, MR C.M. LEUNG, SAID THEY WERE APPOINTED TO FILL SEVEN SEATS WHICH HAD BECOME VACANT FOR VARIOUS REASONS, SUCH AS THE ELECTION AND APPOINTMENT OF DB MEMBERS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL, AND RESIGNATIONS OF OTHERS BECAUSE OF PERSONAL REASONS.
THEIR APPOINTMENTS, EFFECTIVE FROM JUNE 1, WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW (FRIDAY).
MR LEUNG STRESSED THAT THEIR APPOINTMENTS HAD BEEN CAREFULLY EXAMINED WITH A VIEW TO MAINTAINING A BALANCED REPRESENTATION ON THE BOARDS IN TERMS OF OCCUPATION, AGE, SEX, SOCIAL AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUNDS.
+1 AM CONFIDENT THAT THE NEW MEMBERS, AS THEIR PREDECESSORS, WILL MAKE USEFUL CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE MANAGEMENT OF DISTRICT AFFAIRS AND ACT AS A BRIDGE BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE IN REFLECTING PUBLIC OPINIONS, HE ADDED.
BRIEF NOTES OF THE SEVEN APPOINTED MEMBERS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
* MR SO CHOI-HING IS REPLACING MR PAO PING-WING OF THE KOWLOON
CITY DISTRICT BOARD WHO WAS ELECTED TO THE URBAN COUNCIL IN MARCH. HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE MUTUAL AID COMMITTEE OF BLOCK 2, VALLEY ROAD ESTATE.
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MR CHUNG PUI-LAM IS SUCCEEDING MR TONG KAM-BIU OF THE SHAM SHUI PO DISTRICT BOARD WHO HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO THE URBAN COUNCIL. HE IS A SERVING MEMBER OF THE LAI WAN AREA COMMITTEE.
* SISTER ANNIE MARGARET KAM-LIN WONG IS TAKING OVER THE SEAT
OF MISS SONIA NG WHO RESIGNED FROM THE WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD FOR OVERSEAS STUDIES. SHE IS THE PRINCIPAL OF
ST PAUL'S SECONDARY SCHOOL AND A MEMBER OF THE WAN CHAI SCHOOL LIAISON COMMITTEE STEERING GROUP.
* MR JACOB LAI-SANG CHAN REPLACES MR CHAN HO-TUNG WHO RESIGNED
FROM THE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD DUE TO HEAVY PERSONAL COMMITMENTS. HE IS A SOCIAL WORKER WITH THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED AND A SERVING MEMBER ON THE DISTRICT BOARD'S COMMUNITY BUILDING COMMITTEE.
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DR FANNY M.C. CHEUNG TAKES THE PLACE OF DR MARGARET NG WHO RESIGNED FROM THE SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD DUE TO HER OWN HEAVY WORKLOAD. A LECTURER ON CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, DR CHEUNG IS INVOLVED IN THE WORK OF A NUMBER OF VOLUNTARY AGENCIES.
MR CARSON WEN IS FILLING AN EXISTING VACANCY ON THE KWUN TONG DISTRICT BOARD. HE IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE KWUN TONG INDUSTRIES AND COMMERCE ASSOCIATION.
MR ANTHONY YIU-WAH HO REPLACES MRS CHA LIU BIE-JU OF THE TSUEN WAN DISTRICT BOARD. HE IS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE YAN CHAI HOSPITAL FOR 1983/84.
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