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FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1980

APPOINTMENTS TO COMMITTEE OF REVIEW ON RENT LEGISLATION

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY) ANNOUNCED THE COMPOSITION OF THE COMMITTEE OF REVIEW, LANDLORD AND TENANT (CONSOLIDATION) ORDINANCE.

UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS APPOINTED ARE

MR R H LOBO, A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AND

THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-

MR PETER C WONG, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-

MR WONG PO-YAN, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL-

MISS SHEILA SERALE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE HOUSING

SOCIETY-

PROFESSOR PETER WILLOUGHBY OF THE HONG KONG

UNIVERSITY

AND

MRS LEE LO YUK-SIM, A MEMBER OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY,

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMMITTEE WOULD BE CHAIRED BY THE SECRETARY FOR HOUSING, AND THAT OTHER OFFICIAL MEMBERS WERE THE COMMISSIONER FOR RATING AND VALUATION, SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, THE REGISTRAR GENERAL, THE DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS AND A SENIOR MEMBER OF THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT.

THE COMMITTEE WILL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR, HE SAID.

THE SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT WILL BE PUBLISHED FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION AND COMMENT AFTER IT HAS BEEN CONSIDERED BY THE GOVERNOR-IN-COUNCIL.

SUBMISSIONS FROM THE PUBLIC, WHICH WERE INVITED ON FEBRUARY 13, 1980, SHOULD BE SENT TO THE SECRETARY OF THE COMMITTEE, HOUSING BRANCH, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT, LOWER ALBERT ROAD, PREFERABLY BỶ MARCH 20,

APPOINTMENTS TO LEGCO

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THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION, MR DAVID FORD, AND THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, MR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN HAVE BEEN APPOINTED AS OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THEIR APPOINTMENTS, PUBLISHED IN THE GOVERNMENT GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), WERE EFFECTIVE FROM MARCH 1 THIS YEAR.

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