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TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1993
EIGHTH ROUND OF SINO-BRITISH TALKS
THE BRITISH SIDE AND THE CHINESE SIDE HAVE AGREED THAT THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, SIR ROBIN MCLAREN, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO CHINA, AND THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE, MR JIANG ENZHU, VICE FOREIGN MINISTER OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA, WILL HOLD THEIR EIGHTH ROUND OF TALKS IN BEIJING BETWEEN 20 AND 22 JULY 1993 ON THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE 1994/95 ELECTIONS IN HONG KONG IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SINO-BRITISH JOINT DECLARATION, THE PRINCIPLE CONVERGENCE WITH THE BASIC LAW AND THE RELEVANT AGREEMENTS AND UNDERSTANDINGS REACHED BETWEEN BRITAIN AND CHINA.
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GOVERNOR APPOINTS NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY CHAIRMAN
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MS ROSANNA WONG YICK-MING TO BE CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS.
THE APPOINTMENT TAKES EFFECT FROM TODAY (TUESDAY).
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MS WONG, 41, IS A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS.
SHE EARLIER SERVED ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FROM 1985 ΤΟ 1991, AND THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FROM 1988 TO 1991, BEFORE LEAVING HONG KONG FOR FURTHER STUDIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
UPON HER RETURN TO HONG KONG, SHE WAS APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE LAST YEAR, AS WELL AS CHAIRMAN OF THE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.
MS WONG HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN SOCIAL WORK FOR MANY YEARS, THROUGH WHICH SHE HAS ESTABLISHED CLOSE CONTACTS WITH A LOT OF PEOPLE AT THE GRASSROOTS LEVEL. SHE HAD SERVED AS CHAIRMEN OF THE COMMISSION ON YOUTH, AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
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