SUNDAY, APRIL 26, 1992
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NEW TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS APPOINTED
THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (SUNDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF NEW NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS AND RE-APPOINTMENT OF 13 SERVING NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS TO THE TEXTILES ADVISORY BOARD (TEXTAB) FOR THE PERIOD APRIL 1 THIS YEAR TO MARCH 31 NEXT YEAR.
THE NEW TEXTAB MEMBERS ARE: MR HERBERT LIANG OF THE WIDER ENTERPRISES LTD; MR PETER LAW OF PINE LINK KNITTING FACTORY LTD; MR KENNETH FANG OF FANG BROTHERS KNITTING LTD; AND MR YU JER-HUAN OF PROSPERITY TEXTILES LTD.
CHAU,
CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. TEXTAB IS FORMED TO ADVISE THE GOVERNMENT ON MATTERS, OTHER THAN LABOUR MATTER, AFFECTING THE TEXTILE AND GARMENT INDUSTRIES.
THERE ARE THREE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS ON TEXTAB. THEY ARE THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF INDUSTRY, MR T.H. BARMA: DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR DONALD TSANG, AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, MR CLIVE OXLEY.
SERVING MEMBERS OF THE TEXTAB BEING RE-APPOINTED INCLUDE MR CHAN WING-KEE; MR CLEMENT CHEN; MR CHRISTOPHER CHENG; MR STEPHEN CHEONG; MR DAVID CHU; MR WILLIAM FUNG; DR HARRY LEE; MRS SOPHIE LEUNG; MR HENRY TANG; MR JAMES TIEN; DR KENNETH
K.K. WANG; DR JAMES WONG AND MR JUSTIN K.H. YUE.
CALL FOR ELDERLY CONCESSIONARY FARES
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THE SECRETARY FOR
HEALTH AND WELFARE, MRS ELIZABETH WONG, CALLED ON MORE PUBLIC TRANSPORT COMPANIES TO FOLLOW THE LEAD OF THE TWO RAILWAY COMPANIES TO OFFER CONCESSIONARY FARES TO SENIOR IN HONG KONG.
CITIZENS
SPEAKING AT A CEREMONY ΤΟ LAUNCH THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY SENIOR CITIZEN COMMON STORED VALUE TICKET THIS (SUNDAY} MORNING, MRS WONG SAID WELFARE FOR THE ELDERLY IS DRAWING MORE AND MORE CONCERN NOWADAYS.
"APART FROM THE CONTINUED EFFORT OF THE GOVERNMENT TO CATER
INDEED PLEASING FOR THE NEEDS OF THE SENIOR CITIZENS, IT IS
TO SEE THE RAILWAY COMPANIES TAKING THE LEAD TO PROVIDE CONCESSIONARY FARES FOR THEM.
"THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IS NOW AN INDISPENSABLE
TRANSPORT
MODE FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
"WITH THE PROVISION OF CONCESSIONARY FARES, SENIOR CITIZENS CAN ENJOY THIS FAST AND RELIABLE TRANSPORT SERVICE AT A MUCH CHEAPER FARE, SHE SAID.
THE SENIOR CITIZEN COMMON STORED VALUE TICKET WILL AVAILABLE FROM FRIDAY (MAY 1).
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