FRIDAY, MARCH 23, 1984 .
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THREE NEW MEMBERS FOR URBCO
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THE GOVERNOR HAS REAPPOINTED THREE SERVING MEMBERS AND APPOINTED THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS FROM APRIL 1, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY).
THE THREE NEW MEMBERS ARE DR RONALD LEUNG DING-BONG, A BANKER AND A MEDICAL DOCTOR, MRS MARGARET LI NG SUK-KAY, A STUDENT COUNSELLOR OF HONG KONG UNIVERSITY AND MR LO KING-MAN, AN ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC.
IN ANNOUNCING THE NEW APPOINTMENTS, THE GOVERNOR ALSO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE RETIRING MEMBERS, THE HON HU FA-KUANG, MRS GRACE HO AND THE HON SELINA CHOW, FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY THEY HAVE DEVOTED TO THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS AND THE EXPERIENCE THEY HAVE BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL'S DELIBERATION.
TWO OF THE NEW URBAN COUNCILLORS ARE APPOINTED MEMBERS OF DISTRICT BOARDS AND THE OTHER IS A WELL-KNOWN FIGURE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS.
DR LEUNG, AGED 49, IS A MEDICAL PRACTITIONER BY PROFESSION BUT IS ALSO CHAIRMAN OF THE KWONG ON BANK LTD. HE IS AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF MONGKOK DISTRICT - BOARD AND A MEMBER OF THE MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIANS BOARD. HE ALSO SERVES AS THE DIVISIONAL SURGEON OF ST JOHN'S AMBULANCE BRIGADE (NORTH POINT) AND A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF SHUN TAK FRATERNITY ASSOCIATION.
MRS MARGARET LI HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE MID-LEVEL (WESTERN) AREA COMMITTEE SINCE 1980 AND AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT BOARD SINCE 1982. SHE HAS BEEN CLOSELY INVOLVED IN THE FORMATION OF WOMEN'S ASSOCIATIONS IN PUBLIC HOUSING ESTATES, BEING A TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST FUND FOR THE YIN NGAI SOCIETY.
SHE WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE CENTRAL COORDINATING COMMITTEE OF THE INTERNATIONAL YOUTH YEAR IN HONG KONG,
MR LO, AGED 46, IS THE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE OF HONG KONG CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AND A MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND THE ACADEMIC COMMITTEE OF THE PROVISIONAL COUNCIL, HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS. APART FROM THAT HE ALSO SERVES AS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS AND THE COUNCIL OF HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE AND A MEMBER OF THE HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY.
MR LAWRENCE FUNG HING-LUN, DR KIM CHAM YAU-SUM AND DR PHILIP KWOK CHI-KUEN WHO HAVE SERVED ON THE COUNCIL SINCE 1974, 1976 AND 1980 RESPECTIVELY AND WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH, HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1, 1984 TO MARCH 31, 1987.
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