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SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1982

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FORSGATE NAMED NEW TAC CHAIRMAN

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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR GERALD FOR SGATE TO SUCCEED MR T.S. LO AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE FROM OCTOBER, IT WAS ANNOUNCED TODAY.

MR LO HAS HAD OVER EIGHT YEARS OF CLOSE ASSOCIATION WITH THE TAC.

HE WAS A MEMBER FROM 1967 TO 1973 AND REJOINED THE COMMITTEE IN APRIL 1980.

IN JULY THAT YEAR HE BECAME THE CHAIRMAN, AND HAS GUIDED THE COMMITTEE THROUGH TWO BUSY YEARS, DURING WHICH TIME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE ON IMPORTANT ISSUES, INCLUDING THE REORGANISATION OF TRANSPORT RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE REVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS OF THE TWO MAJOR FRANCHISED BUS COMPANIES.

MR FORSGATE, AN URBAN COUNCILLOR SINCE 1965, IS A FELLOW OF THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF TRANSPORT.

HE HAS BEEN A MEMBER OF THE TAC SINCE APRIL 1980.

HE SERVES ON A NUMBER OF OTHER PUBLIC BODIES, INCLUDING THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ADVISORY COMMITTEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON TELEPHONE SERVICES AND THE JUBILEE SPORTS CENTRE BOARD.

LANE CLEARED UP FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT

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SIXTEEN LORRY-LOADS OF REFUSE AND DEBRIS HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THE REAR LANE OF YUK MING STREET IN A CLEAN-UP OPERATION CONDUCTED BY THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

UNINHABITED STRUCTURES ALONG THE LANE HAD FALLEN INTO DISREPAIR, RESULTING IN THE ACCUMULATION OF LARGE QUANTITIES OF REFUSE.

THE BROKEN SURFACE WOULD BE REPAIRED AND CHOKED-UP UNDERGROUND DRAINS CLEARED, A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CITY DISTRICT OFFICE (CENTRAL AND WESTERN) SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).

THE LANE WOULD BE KEPT CLEAN PENDING ITS DEVELOPMENT ALONG WITH THE ADJACENT SITE INTO A PERMANENT OPEN SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS, HE SAID.

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