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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 26, 1980

APPOINTMENT OF URBAN COUNCILLORS

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY (WEDNESDAY) ANNOUNCED THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD RE-APPOINTED FOUR SERVING MEMBERS AND APPOINTED TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE URBAN COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS FROM APRIL 1, 1980.

THE RE-APPOINTMENTS ARE MR KIM Y.S. CHAM, MR LAWRENCE H.L. FUNG, MRS GARCE HO AND THE HON F.K. HU.

KWOK.

THE TWO NEW MEMBERS ARE MRS SELINA CHOW AND DR PHILIP C.K.

MRS SELINA CHOW IS MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. SHE IS A FILM PRODUCER AND WAS FORMERLY GENERAL MANAGER OF CTV AND PROGRAMME MANAGER FOR TVB. SHE IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND ALSO SERVES ON THE PANEL OF LAY ASSESSORS.

DR PHILIP C.K. KWOK IS MARRIED WITH FOUR CHILDREN. HE HOLDS VARIOUS DIRECTORSHIPS IN THE WING ON GROUP OF COMPANIES. HE IS DIRECTOR AND GENERAL MANAGER OF THE WING ON LIFE (HOLDINGS) LTD AND DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE WING ON COMPANY LTD. HE IS CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE STATISTICS ADVISORY BOARD, THE TELEVISION ADVISORY BOARD AND THE SOCIAL WELFARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ALSO SERVES ON THE PANEL OF LAY ASSESSORS.

TWO CURRENT MEMBERS, MR PETER P.F. CHAN AND MR J. MACKENZIE, WHO HAVE SERVED ON THE COUNCIL FOR 12 YEARS AND NINE YEARS RESPECTIVELY, WILL BE RETIRING FROM MEMBERSHIP ON MARCH 31, 1980.

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PROVISIONAL TRADE FIGURES FOR FEBRUARY

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THE VALUE OF HONG KONG'S EXPORTS FOR FEBRUARY WAS $5 919 MILLION, MADE UP OF DOMESTIC EXPORTS AT $4 131 MILLION AND RE-EXPORTS AT $1 788 MILLION ACCORDING TO THE PROVISIONAL FIGURES FOR EXTERNAL MERCHANDISE TRADE PUBLISHED BY THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT TODAY.

WITH IMPORTS AT $7 124 MILLION, THE VISIBLE TRADE DEFICIT FOR FEBRUARY WAS $1 205 MILLION.

COMPARED WITH THE SAME MONTH IN 1979, THE FOLLOWING INCREASES BY VALUE WERE RECORDED1 $1 697 MILLION OR 70 PER CENT IN DOMESTIC EXPORTS- $485 MILLION OR 37 PER CENT IN RE-EXPORTS- $2 182 MILLION OR 58 PER CENT IN TOTAL EXPORTS AND $1 522 MILLION OR 27 PER CENT IN IMPORTS.

COMMENTING ON THESE FIGURES, A SPOKESMAN FROM THE ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AGAIN STRESSED THE IMPORTANCE OF NOT READING TOO MUCH INTO ONE MONTH'S STATISTICS.

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