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SUNDAY, JUNE 30, 1974.

NEW APPOINTMENTS FOR EXCO AND LEGCO

THREE NEW UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. THEY ARE MR. G.M. SAYER, I3. T.K. AN AND MR. OSWALD CHEUNG, ALL OF WHOM ARE AT PRESENT MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MR. SAYER IS CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANK, TREASURER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG AND A BOARD MEMBER OF THE COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG. HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE HAY, 1973.

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MR. ANN WAS APPOINTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN JULY, 1970. HE IS CHAIRMAN OF WINSOR INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION AND CHAIRMAN OF THE FEDERATION OF KONG KONG INDUSTRIES.

MR. CHEUNG, A QUEEN'S COUNSEL, WAS APPOINTED TO THE W LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN JULY, 1970. HE HAS SERVED ON NUMEROUS COMMITTEES CONNECTED WITH THE UNIVERSITY AND RECREATION, INCLUDING THE UNIVERSITIES AND POLYTECHNIC GRANTS COMITTEE AND THE SIR DAVID TRENCH RECREATION FUND.

BOTH MR. SAYER AND MR. ANN WILL RETIRE FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, BUT MR. CHEUNG WILL RETAIN HIS SEAT ON THIS COUNCIL.

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THE NEW APPOINTMENTS FOLLOW THE RETIREMENT FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF SIR ALBERT RODRIGUES, THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL KEMBER, AND SIR DOUGLAS CLAGUE. SIR ALEERT HAS SERVED ON THE

COUNCIL FOR 15 YEARS AND SIR DOUGLAS 13 YEARS.

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MR. G.R. ROSS, WHO HAS SERVED ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS, WILL ALSO BE RETIRING. BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL, MR. ROSS HAD SERVED FOR FOUR YEARS ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, FROM 1964 TO 1968.

IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR. P.C. VOO AND MR. SZETO. WAI ARE RETIRING AFTER SERVING ON THE COUNCIL FOR TEN AND NINE YEARS RESPECTIVELY. THEY WILL, HOWEVER, REMAIN ON THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

MR. VOO ASKED TO RETIRE FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL LAST YEAR, EUT AGREED TO STAY ON AS SENIOR HEIDER AT THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST FOR AT THE HOST TUQ YEARS, ON THE UNDERSTANDING THAT IF POSSIBLE HE WOULD BE RELIEVED THIS YEAR.

+IT HAS NOW BEEN POSSIBLE TO DO THIS, AND HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED AS SENIOR MEER ON THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY DR. S.Y. CHUNG,+ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESHAN SAID.

ANOTHER MENDER RETIRING FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IS MR. WILFRED WONG, UHO HAS SERVED ON THE COUNCIL FOR NİNS YEARS

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