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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1984

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NEW CHAIRMAN FOR CONSUMER COUNCIL

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MR GALLANT HO YIU-TAI, WHOSE TERM OF OFFICE AS CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL EXPIRES ON OCTOBER 6, 1984, WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY THE HONOURABLE MRS SELINA CHOW LIANG SHUK-YEE, IT WAS GAZETTED TODAY.

MR HO JOINED THE COUNCIL IN 1975, ONE YEAR AFTER ITS INCEPTION, AND HAS BEEN THE CHAIRMAN SINCE 1980.

DURING HIS NINE YEARS OF SERVICE, HE MADE A MAJOR CONTRIBUTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF CONSUMER PROTECTION AND EDUCATION IN HONG KONG.

UNDER MR HO'S CHAIRMANSHIP, THE COUNCIL PAID PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO CONSUMER LEGISLATION IN FIELDS SUCH AS TRAVEL AGENTS, HIRE PURCHASE, THE TRADE DESCRIPTIONS ORDINANCE AND THE SALE OF FLATS.

A CAMPAIGN ON CONSUMER RIGHTS WAS SUCCESSFULLY ORGANISED EARLIER THIS YEAR.

MR HO WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE AS MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL UNTIL APRIL NEXT YEAR.

MRS SELINA CHOW, CURRENTLY A MEMBER OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL, HAS BEEN APPOINTED AS CHAIRMAN ON THE COUNCIL FOR TWO YEARS FROM OCTOBER 7, 1984.

SEMINAR ON MONG KOK LIFE

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THE LAST OF THREE SEMINARS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS OF COMMUNITY LIFE IN MONG KOK WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY.

SPEAKERS AT THE SEMINAR, ENTITLED 'COMMUNITY IN PERSPECTIVE. INCLUDE A LECTURER FROM THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY, MR WONG WANG-FAT, A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, MR ANDREW SO KWOK-WING, DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS, GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS, KAIFONG LEADERS AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM VARIOUS LOCAL ORGANISATIONS.

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