FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1984
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LORD KENNET ARRIVING
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A SOCIAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY PEER. THE LORD KENNET IS DUE TO ARRIVE THIS (FRIDAY) EVENING FOR A NINE-DAY VISIT.
HE WILL MEET UMELCO, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, URBAN COUNCILLORS AND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS.
LORD KENNET WILL ALSO VISIT SHA TIN DISTRICT, FACILITIES MANAGED BY THE CORRECTIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, INCLUDING ITS STAFF TRAINING INSTITUTE, A TEMPORARY HOUSING AREA, HOME OWNERSHIP SCHEME FLATS, A FACTORY AND THE CHI MA WAN VIETNAMESE REFUGEE CLOSED CENTRE.
HE WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE ON OCTOBER 12, AND LEAVE THE FOLLOWING DAY.
NEW APPOINTMENT
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THE APPOINTMENT OF MR BARRY WOODROFFE AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION, IN SUCCESSION TO MR HU! MAN-SHING WHO WILL RETIRE THIS MONTH,
MR HUI, JP, IS 49 YEARS OF AGE. HE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1956 AS A VALUATION ASSISTANT. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK IN MARCH 1984. MR HUT IS A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS.
MR WOODROFFE, AGED 43, JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE AS A RATING AND VALUATION SURVEYOR IN JANUARY 1966. HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF RATING AND VALUATION IN JANUARY 1979. MR WOODROFFE IS A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS.
SEMINAR ON WHITE PAPER
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WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ORGANISED A SEMINAR ON THE WHITE PAPER ON THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG TO BE HELD TOMORROW (SATURDAY) AT THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICES.
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MORE THAN 600 INVITATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT TO LOCAL ORGANISATIONS, MUTUAL AID COMMITTEES, AREA COMMITTEES, OWNERS' CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. BOARD MEMBERS AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WILL SPEAK AT THE SEMINAR.
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