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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1983

APPOINTMENT OF QUEEN'S COUNSEL

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THE QUEEN HAS APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR KEMAL BOKHARY AND MR GILBERT RODWAY AS HER MAJESTY'S COUNSEL FOR HONG KONG.

MR BOKHARY WAS BORN IN HONG KONG IN 1947 AND EDUCATED AT KING GEORGE V SCHOOL. HE WAS CALLED TO THE ENGLISH BAR BY THE MIDDLE TEMPLE IN 1970 AND ADMITTED TO THE HONG KONG BAR IN 1971. HE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL PRACTICE IN COMMERCIAL AND COMPANY CASES. HE HAS SAT AS DEPUTY DISTRICT JUDGE, AND SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE BAR COMMITTEE FOR SIX YEARS.

MR RODWAY WAS BORN IN KENYA IN 1937. HE WAS EDUCATED AT SHREWSBURY SCHOOL AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. HE WAS CALLED TO THE ENGLISH BAR BY LINCOLN'S INN IN 1962 AND PRACTISED IN ENGLAND BEFORE COMING TO HONG KONG WHERE HE WAS ADMITTED TO PRACTISE IN 1976. HE HAS A SUBSTANTIAL CIVIL PRACTICE, SPECIALISING IN DIVORCE AND ITS ANCILLARY WORK. WHILE IN ENGLAND, HE SERVED ON THE BAR COUNCIL FOR SIX YEARS AND ON THE FAMILY BAR ASSOCIATION COMMITTEE FOR 12 YEARS.

THEY WILL BE FORMALLY CALLED WITHIN THE BAR BY THE CHIEF JUSTICE ON APRIL 30 AT THE SUPREME COURT.

MAXICABS TO RUN IN YUEN LONG

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MAXICAB SERVICES WILL BE INTRODUCED IN YUEN LONG FROM FRIDAY (APRIL 1).

THE FIRST TWO MAXICAB ROUTES WILL BE NOS 31 AND 32, LINKING YUEN LONG WITH TONG YAN SAN TSUEN AND TAN KWAI TSUEN RESPECTIVELY.

ROUTE 31, WHICH WILL BE CIRCULAR, WILL OPERATE VIA HONG KING STREET, YUEN LONG HONG LOK ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG), CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAN), THE ACCESS ROAD TO TONG YAN SAN TSUEN, CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAN), YUEN LONG TAI YUK ROAD, KAU YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG HONG LOK ROAD AND HONG KING STREET.

IT WILL RUN FROM 6 AM TO 10 PM DAILY AT AN AVERAGE FREQUENCY

OF 10 MINUTES. A FLAT FARE OF $1 WILL BE CHARGED.

ROUTE 32 WILL OPERATE VIA HONG KING STREET, YUEN LONG HONG LOK ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD (YUEN LONG), CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAN) AND TAN KWAI TSUEN ROAD,

ITS RETURN JOURNEY WILL BE VIA TAN KWAI TSUEN ROAD, CASTLE PEAK ROAD (PING SHAN), YUEN LONG TAI YUK ROAD, KAU YUK ROAD, YUEN LONG HỘNG LOK ROAD AND HONG KING STREET.

/THE ROUTE