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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1989
CENTRAL POLICY UNIT TO BE SET UP ON APRIL 17
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THE CENTRAL POLICY UNIT (CPU), A HIGHLY FLEXIBLE RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE GOVERNMENT, WILL BE SET UP ON APRIL
17, A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY (WEDNESDAY).
"THE HEAD OF THE UNIT WILL BE MR LEO GOODSTADT, A WELL-KNOWN ECONOMIST WITH EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE OF BUSINESS, THE MEDIA AND ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND A LONG RECORD OF INVOLVEMENT WITH ADVISORY BODIES.
CHENG, CHIEF LINUS CHEUNG, AIRWAYS, HE
"THE OTHER FULL-TIME MEMBERS WILL BE MR RICHARD HOARE, UNTIL RECENTLY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR; MR VINCENT ECONOMIST WITH THE HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANK; AND MR GENERAL MANAGER PASSENGER MARKETING WITH CATHAY PACIFIC SAID.
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THE SPOKESMAN POINTED OUT THAT THE MAIN ROLE OF THE CPU WOULD BE TO PROVIDE A WIDER OR LONGER-TERM PERSPECTIVE, OR OFFER A SOURCE OF ALTERNATIVE THINKING, ON MAJOR POLICY ISSUES.
"IT WILL REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE GOVERNOR, THE CHIEF SECRETARY AND THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY, WHO WILL ASSIGN PROJECTS TO IT, HE SAID.
THE SPOKESMAN ADDED THAT WHEN UNDERTAKING ITS PROJECTS, THE CPU WOULD AIM TO CALL UPON AS WIDE A RANGE OF EXPERTISE AS POSSIBLE FROM THE COMMUNITY.
"TO THIS END, IT WILL HAVE A PANEL OF PART-TIME IT WILL CONSULT REGULARLY -
MEMBERS, WHOM
"IT WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO RECRUIT EXPERTS TO WORK ON SPECIAL
PROJECTS.
"SO FAR, FIVE PART-TIME MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED.
THE
BAR OF ASIAN DIRECTOR OF HONG BANK LIMITED; ++ HE SAID,
"THEY ARE MR DENIS CHANG, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF ASSOCIATION; PROFESSOR EDWARD CHEN, DIRECTOR OF THE CENTRE STUDIES, THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG; PROFESSOR RANCE LEE, OF THE INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL STUDIES, THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY
SENG KONG; MR ROGER LUK, A SENIOR MANAGER OF THE HANG AND DR VICTOR FUNG, CHAIRMAN OF PRUDENTIAL ASIA CAPITAL LTD,
THE CPU WILL BE LOCATED AT ST JOHN'S BUILDING, GARDEN ROAD.
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