FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1992
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OATH FOR EXCO MEMBERS TO BE AMENDED
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THE WORDING OF THE OATH OF FIDELITY FOR NEWLY APPOINTED EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEMBERS WILL BE AMENDED ΤΟ DO AWAY WITH THE REFERENCE TO "THIS COLONY" AND "HER MAJESTY'S EXECUTIVE COUNCIL IN THIS COLONY".
A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID SUCH WORDING WOULD NOT BE APPROPRIATE AFTER 1997 AND AMENDMENTS WERE THEREFORE NECESSARY.
UNDER THE OATHS AND DECLARATIONS (AMENDMENT} BILL 1992 GAZETTED TODAY (FRIDAY), THE WORDS "HER MAJESTY'S" WILL BE REPEALED AND "THIS COLONY" REPLACED BY "HONG KONG"
THIS CHANGE FOLLOWED SIMILAR AMENDMENTS ΤΟ THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OATH, THE SPOKESMAN ADDED.
THE BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED INTO THE LEGISLATIVE MONTH, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.
COUNCIL NEXT
NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO ENDANGERED SPECIES COMMITTEE
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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1.
THEY ARE MR LEO CHAN CHO-TAK, DR I-HSUN NI AND MR WONG YIU-CHU.
TWO INCUMBENT MEMBERS, MR MAN SAI-CHEONG AND MR HENRY SUN SHIU- TSANG, HAVE BEEN RE-APPOINTED FOR THE SAME TERM OF OFFICE.
GOVERNMENT MEMBERS RE-APPOINTED ARE THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, WHO IS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE'S CHAIRMAN, THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE WITH THE ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER (OPERATIONS) AS HIS ALTERNATE, THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE (SYSTEMS) AND THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES (CONSERVATION AND COUNTRY PARKS).
THE APPOINTMENTS, ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), WERE MADE UNDER SECTION 14 OF THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE.
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT NOTED THAT THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD FOUR OTHER MEMBERS WHOSE TWO-YEAR TERM OF OFFICE IS EFFECTIVE UNTIL SEPTEMBER 30, 1993.
THEY ARE PROFESSOR BRIAN MORTON, PROFESSORDA GRIFFITHS, MR LAU PUN-CHEUNG AND THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES OR HER REPRESENTATIVE.
THE COMMITTEE'S TERMS OF REFERENCE IS TO ADVISE THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES ON QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE ADMINISTRATION THE ANIMALS AND PLANTS (PROTECTION OF ENDANGERED SPECIES) ORDINANCE.
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