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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1982

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THREE NEW MEMBERS FOR TAC

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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS FROM APRIL 1, 1982.

THEY SUCCEED MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT, MISS ANNIE WU AND MR RAYMOND FUNG, WHOSE TERMS EXPIRE AT THE END OF MARCH.

THE NEW MEMBERS ARE MISS MARIA TAM WAI-CHU, MR STEPHEN CHENG WUI-YAU AND MISS ANNA WU HUNG-YUK.

MISS TAM, A PRACTISING BARRISTER, HAS BEEN AN ELECTED MEMBER OF THE URBAN COUNCIL SINCE APRIL 1979 AND A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL SINCE SEPTEMBER 1981.

AT UMELCO, SHE IS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL WORKING GROUP ON COMMUNITY SERVICES CONCERNED WITH TRANSPORT, COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND RELATED MATTERS,

MR CHENG IS A SENIOR LECTURER IN TRANSPORT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES OF THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC. HE IS ONE OF THE PUBLIC MEMBERS ASSISTING IN THE REVIEW OF BUS OPERATIONS, SERVING ON THE DEPOT REQUIREMENTS SUB-GROUP.

MISS ANNA WU IS A LAWYER IN PRIVATE PRACTICE, AND KEENLY INTERESTED IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS, SHE IS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVERS.

OF THE THREE MEMBERS WHO LEFT THE TAC, MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT HAS THE LONGEST ASSOCIATION WITH THE COMMITTEE, HAVING BEEN WITH IT SINCE 1966. IN THE TAC MEETING TODAY, THE CHAIRMAN MR T.S. LO PAID TRIBUTE TO HER WORK. HER CONTRIBUTION HAS BEEN CONSIDERABLE FOR OVER 16 YEARS WHICH HAVE SEEN TREMENDOUS GROWTH IN THE DEMAND FOR AND PROVISION OF TRANSPORT SERVICES.

MISS ANNIE WU, WHO HAD SERVED THE COMMITTEE FOR TWO YEARS, WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE ALTERNATE CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORT TRIBUNAL. MR FUNG HAS LEFT HONG KONG TO TAKE UP AN OVERSEAS POSTING.

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