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Tuesday, March 27, 1973

In addition to his many Council and other activities, Mr. Sales

is also President of the Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic Committee

of Hong Kong, and in this capacity showed great courage and initiative

in gaining the release of certain members of the Hong Kong Olympic Team

when the building in which they were housed was seized by terrorists at

the Last Games at Munich.

Mr. Cheong-Leen was first elected to the Urban Council on April 1, 1957,

and is now the second Senior Unofficial Member.

He has played an extremely active part in all of the Council's

affairs and has served as chairman of many of its select committees.

He is at present the Chairman of the Council's Hawkers Select

Committee and a member of the Cultural Affairs Select Committee.

Apart from his Council activities, Mr. Cheong-Leen is Chairman

of the Civic Association.

The election of Mr. Sales and Mr. Cheong-Leen as Chairman and

Vice-Chairman will be formally ratified at a meeting of the Standing

Committee of the Whole Council to take place on April 3,

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