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Embargo Note to Editors:

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Friday, March 30, 1973

The following announcement is embargoed until midnight tonight. The

news may not be broadcast over local

radio and TV stations until then.

On no account should the

members be contacted for interviews

or information relative to their

careers or be approached in any way in connection with their appointment before this has been publicly announced.

MEMBERS OF NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY ANNOUNCED

A new Housing Authority has been set up to spearhead the drive for

more and better housing in Hong Kong. Its main task will be to ensure that

the 10-year public housing target to house 1,500,000 people is met by 1983.

Members of the Authority, which comes into being on April 1, were

named today. They include eight Urban Councillors, five other unofficial

and six official members, all appointed for two years.

are:

The Urban Councillors, appointed on a personal basis by the Governor,

Mr. A. de O. Sales; Mr. Hilton Cheong-leen;

Mr. Hilton Cheong-leen; Mr. B.A. Bernacchi

Mrs. Elsie Elliott, Mr. R.H. Lobo; Mr. H.M.G. Forsgate; Mr. Kenneth Lo

and Dr. Denny M.H. Huang.

The five other unofficial members are: Mr. Raymond Y.K. Kan;

Mr. R.R. Kendall; Mr. V.0. Roberts; Mr. Chan Tak-tai and Mr. Cheung Yan-lung-

The official