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THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1975
ON THE C.A.S., MR. FORTUNE SAID HONG KONG WAS FORTUNATE IN HAVING SUCH A DEDICATED TASK FORCE GEARED TO ASSIST IN CASES OF NATURAL DISASTERS OR EMERGENCIES.
MUCH OF THE SERVICE'S STRENGTH LIES IN ITS ADAPTABILITY WHICH ENABLES IT TO UNDERTAKE PRACTICALLY ANY TASK WHETHER IT IS SEARCHING FOR MISSING PERSONS IN TREACHEROUS MOUNTAIN AREAS, FIGHTING FOREST FIRES, PATROLLING RURAL AREAS, FIGHTING OIL SLICKS IN THE HARBOUR, OR JUST HELPING OUT DURING OCCASSIONS SUCH AS THE ROYAL VISIT EARLIER THIS MONTH.
NOTE TO EDITORS: COPIES OF THE FULL TEXT OF MR. FORTUNE'S
SPEECH ARE BOXED FOR COLLECTION.
JUDGE YANG APPOINTED PUISNE JUDGE
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THE QUEEN HAS APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF DISTRICT JUDGE YANG TI-LIANG AS A JUDGE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG WITH EFFECT FROM MARCH 10, 1975.
JUDGE YANG, AGED 45, GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF LONDON UNIVERSITY IN 1953 WITH THE DEGREE OF LL.B. (HONS). HE WAS CALLED TO THE BAR (GRAY'S INN) IN 1954.
JUDGE YANG JOINED THE JUDICIARY IN HONG KONG ON JULY 9, 1956 AS A MAGISTRATE. HE WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR MAGISTRATE IN APRIL 1963 AND TO DISTRICT JUDGE IN APRIL 1968. SINCE THEN, HE HAS FREQUENTLY SAT IN THE SUPREME COURT AS A COMMISSIONER.
JUDGE YANG WAS A MEMBER OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE COMMITTEE. HE WAS CHAIRMAN OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE SUB- COMMITTEE. HE ALSO CHAIRED THE COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY INTO THE RAIN STORM DISASTERD WHICH OCCURRED IN 1972.
JUDGE YANG IS MARRIED WITH TWO SONS.
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