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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1976

EXCO AND LEGCO APPOINTMENTS

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAD APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR LI FOOK-KOM, SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, AS AN APPOINTED MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1977.

MR LI WILL SUCCEED DR. GERALD H. CHOA, DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, WHO WILL RETIRE FROM PUBLIC SERVICE ON DECEMBER 31, 1976.

IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT DR. K.L. THONG, WHO WILL TAKE OVER FROM DR. CHOA AS DIRECTOR OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES, WILL BE APPOINTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1, 1977 IN PLACE OF DR. CHOA.

GOVERNOR TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ******

NOTE TO EDITORS:

THE GOVERNOR, SIR MURRAY MACLENCSE, WILL GIVE A PRESS CONFERENCE ON THURSDAY (DECEMBER 23) AT 4.45 P..

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO SEND REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE CONFERENCE WHICH WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE G.I.S. THEATRE ON THE FIFTH FLOOR OF BEACONSFIELD HOUSE.

TELEVISION CREWS ARE ASKED TO ARRIVE EARLY SO THAT THEY HAVE AMPLE TIME TO SET UP THEIR EQUIPMENT.

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