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IN ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT OF DR JOHNS, THE ACTING SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE, MR N.C.L. SHIPMAN, PRAISED MR FORSGATE FOR HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO THE FIELD OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION IN HONG KONG. MR FORSGATE HAD SERVED ON EPCOM AND ITS FORERUNNERS SINCE 1974 AND HAD BEEN EPCOM'S CHAIRMAN SINCE 1981.
LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS DR HENRIETTA IP AND DR DANIEL TSE WHO HAVE BEEN SERVING ON THE COMMITTEE, WERE JOINED BY THEIR LEGCJ COUNTERPARTS, MR H.K. CHENG AND PROFESSOR C.K. POON, FROM JULY 1 THIS YEAR.
OTHER MEMBERS WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE ON THE COMMITTEE ARE PROFESSOR BRIAN MORTON OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, MR S.L. WAN OF THE CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATION, DR K.W. FUNG, SAFETY OFFICER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AND DR ALBERT Č. P. GHEUNG, WAN CHAI DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER.
THREE MEMBERS HAVE BEEN REAPPOINTED ON THE NOMINATION OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE FEDERATION OF HONG KONG INDUSTRIES AND THE CHINESE MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION. THEY ARE MR S. H. SUNG, DR PHILIP LAI AND MR STAN H. Y. FUNG RESPECTIVELY.
FOUR NEW MEMBERS JOINING EPCOM ARE MONG KOK DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER AND URBAN COUNCILLOR DR RONALD LEUNG, REGIONAL COUNCILLOR DR H.T. PANG, SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER AND REGIONAL COUNCILLOR MR K.W LAU, AND A CONSULTING ENGINEER, MR ANTHONY VAIL.
THE SECRETARY OF EPCOM IS THE PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE (POLLUTION). GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN PERMANENT ATTENDANCE AT THE COMMITTEE'S MEETINGS ARE THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE AND THE DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION.
FINAL PHASE OF ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR PLANNED ******
THE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO GO AHEAD WITH BUILDING PART OF THE FINAL SECTION OF THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR ON HONG KONG ISLAND,
WORK IS EXPECTED TO START EARLY NEXT YEAR ON AN 800-METRE-LONG SECTION OF DUAL, TWO-LANE DISTRIBUTOR ROAD AT GROUND LEVEL BETWEEN PAK CHAI WAN AND THE INTERCHANGE AT WING TAI ROAD.
THE STRETCH OF ROAD WOULD EVENTUALLY JOIN UP WITH FURTHER SECTIONS OF THE ISLAND EASTERN CORRIDOR RUNNING WESTWARDS TO SHAU KEI WAN AND EASTWARDS TO CHAI WAN. THESE ARE EITHER UNDER CONSTRUCTION OR WORK IS DUE TO START ON THEM EARLY NEXT YEAR.
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