FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1985
LEGCO CHANGES APPROVED
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THE SECRETARY OF STATE HAS APPROVED A NUMBER OF CHANGES IN THE NOMINATED OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, FOLLOWING THE SENIOR POSTINGS ANNOUNCED ON JANUARY 4.
TWO NEW OFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAVE BEEN APPOINTED.
MR DAVID FORD WHO SUCCEEDS MR DONALD LIAO AS SECRETARY FOR HOUSING ON FEBRUARY 11, WILL JOIN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON THE SAME DAY.
MR IAN MACPHERSON WHO SUCCEEDS MR ALAN SCOTT AS SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT ON FEBRUARY 25, WILL JOIN THE COUNCIL ON THAT DAY.
AS PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED, MR DONALD LIAO WILL CONTINUE TO BE A NOMINATED MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL IN HIS NEW CAPACITY AS SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION.
MR DAVID AKERS-JONES WILL CEASE TO BE A NOMINATED OFFICIAL MEMBER, BUT WILL REJOIN THE COUNCIL SHORTLY AS AN EX-OFFICIO MEMBER WHEN HE ACTS AS CHIEF SECRETARY BETWEEN FEBRUARY 15 AND MARCH 2, AND AGAIN WHEN HE ASSUMES THE DUTIES OF CHIEF SECRETARY ON JUNE 5.
WITH THESE APPOINTMENTS, THE OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL (INCLUDING THE GOVERNOR AND THE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS) WILL REMAIN AT 17.
SCHOOLS GROWTH A MAJOR AIM, GOVERNOR SAYS
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THE EXPANSION OF SECONDARY EDUCATION HAS BEEN ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTIVES, FOLLOWING THE ACHIEVEMENT OF UNIVERSAL, FREE AND COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION IN 1971, THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY)..
SPEAKING AT THE OPENING OF THE NEW TERRITORIES HEUNG YEE KUK SOUTHERN DISTRICT SECONDARY SCHOOL AT MUT WO, LANTAU ISLAND SIR EDWARD SAID THAT 107 NEW SCHOOLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUILT SINCE THE LAUNCHING OF A PROGRAMME IN 1975 TO BUILD 130 NEW SECONDARY SCHOOLS.
THE REST SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS, SIR EDWARD SAID.
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