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Friday, March 30, 1973

The official members are: Mr. Donald Liao; Mr. J.J. Robson, Director

of Public Works; Mr. D.C. Bray, District Commissioner, New Territories;

Mr. F.K. Li, Director of Social Welfare; Mr. D. Akers-Jones, Principal

Assistant Colonial Secretary (Lands); and Mr. D.G. Jeaffreson, Deputy

Financial Secretary,

The Chairman will be Mr. Ian Lightbody, the Secretary for Housing;

and the Vice-chairman will be Mr. Donald Liao, who headed the former Housing

Division of the Urban Services Department.

The new Housing Authority is charged with the responsibility for

all public housing in Hong Kong. It will operate through its executive arm,

the Housing Department, which also comes into being on April 1.

The Authority will be responsible for planning, building and managing

estates, clearing land for development and squatter control. It will also

advise the Governor on all housing policy matters.

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