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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1991
AIRPORT COMMITTEE FORMED
THE BRITISH AND CHINESE GOVERNMENTS ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIRPORT COMMITTEE. THIS FOLLOWS THE SIGNING IN BEIJING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING ON SEPTEMBER 3.
THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CHAIRED BY THE TWO SENIOR REPRESENTATIVES TO THE JLG, MR ANTHONY GALSWORTHY AND AMBASSADOR QUO
FENGMIN.
THERE WILL BE 10 OTHER MEMBERS.
ON THE BRITISH SIDE, THE MEMBERS WILL BE MR ALAN PAUL, DEPUTY BRITISH SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE TO THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT LIAISON GROUP; MF K.}. YEUNG, SECRETARY FOR THE TREASURY; MRS ANSON CHAN, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES; MR WILLIAM EHRMAN, POLITICAL ADVISER TO THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT; AND MR RAPHAEL HUI, DIRECTOR OF THE NEW AIRPORT PROJECTS CO-ORDINATING OFFICE.
ON THE CHINESE SIDE, THE MEMBERS WILL BE MR ZHENG WEIRONG, REPRESENTATIVE; MR CHEN RONGCHUN, DIRECTOR OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG BRANCH OF THE NCNA; MR HU HOUCHENG OF THE HKMAO OF THE STATE COUNCIL: MR SUN YANHENG, CHINESE SENIOR REPRESENTATIVE ON THE SINO-BRITISH LAND COMMISSION; AND MR CHEN KEQIANG, DIRECTOR OF THE ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT OF THE HONG KONG OF THE NONA.
THE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING IN OCTOBER.
BRANCH
6,000 GOVT STAFF TO BE DEPLOYED FOR ELECTIONS
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THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE FIRST-EVER DIRECT ELECTIONS ΤΟ THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON SUNDAY (SEPTEMBER 15).
ALREADY', THE GOVERNMENT HAS PUT IN A RECORD NUMBER OF STAFF FOR AN ELECTION, SOME 6,000 IN TOTAL, TO ENSURE THAT THE DIRECT ELECTIONS AS WELL AS THE FUNCTIONAL CONSTITUENCY ELECTIONS FOR THE LEGCO (WHICH WAS HELD YESTERDAY} WILL BE CARRIED OUT WITH FLYING COLOURS.
THE STAFF ARE POOLED ON A TEMPORARY BASIS. THEY ARE MOSTLY CLERICAL OFFICERS EITHER TRANSFERRED FROM OTHER GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS OR HIRED ON CONTRACT TERMS.
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THE SUNDAY ELECTIONS, THEY WILL BE DEPLOYED TO FIX UP MAN THE 354 POLLING STATIONS AND THE NINE VOTE-COUNTING STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE TERRITORY, AS WELL AS PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BACK-UÞ SERVICES SUCH AS THE COMPILATION OF DOCUMENTS, FERRYING OF BALLOT BOXES AND STATIONERY PREPARATION.
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