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FRIDAY, MARCH 29, 1985

SEVEN NEW APPOINTMENTS TO HOUSING AUTHORITY, COMMITTEES

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THE GOVERNMENT TODAY ANNOUNCED SEVEN NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND ITS COMMITTEES FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1.

THE NEW APPOINTMENTS COMPRISE UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL AND DISTRICT BOARDS AS WELL AS PROFESSIONALS WHO HAVE AN INTEREST IN HOUSING MATTERS AND A RECORD OF COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT.

OF THEM, FOUR ARE APPOINTED TO THE FULL HOUSING AUTHORITY. THEY ARE MR CARLOS CHEUNG HON-KAU, MR CHEUNG KIN-CHUNG, MR PAO PING-WING AND MISS LEUNG WAI-TUNG.

THE OTHER THREE WILL SERVE IN THE AUTHORITY'S COMMITTEES. THEY ARE MR NORMAN LEUNG NA1-PANG, J.P., WHO IS APPOINTED TO THE HOME OWNERSHIP AND THE FINANCE COMMITTEES, MR THOMAS KWOK, TO THE HOME OWNERSHIP COMMITTEE AND MR FUNG KIN-KEE, TO THE MANAGEMENT AND THE APPEALS COMMITTEES.

ALSO WITH EFFECT FROM APRIL 1, FIVE MEMBERS OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAVE BEEN RE-APPOINTED. THEY ARE DR DENNY HUANG, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MRS LEE LO YUK-SIM, MR CHAN YING-LUN AND MR WAI HON-LEUNG.

THE FOUR NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY FOLLOW THE RETIREMENT OF MR HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, MRS ELSIE ELLIOTT, MR GERALD FORSGATE AND MR KENNETH T.C. LO FROM THE AUTHORITY AND ITS COMMITTEES AFTER MANY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE.

CO-OPTED MEMBERS MR BROOK BERNACCHI, MR ALAN KWAN, MRS LEE KONG WAI-MUT AND MR DENIS S.T. WONG WILL ALSO BE RETIRING FROM THE AUTHORITY'S COMMITTEES.

AS A RESULT, MR CHARLES SIN WILL SUCCEED MR KENNETH LO AS CHAIRMAN OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE. HIS CHAIRMANSHIP AT THE HOME OWNERSHIP COMMITTEE WILL IN TURN BE TAKEN UP BY DR PHILIP C.K. KWOK. MR LAU WAH-SUM WILL BECOME CHAIRMAN OF THE BUILDING COMMITTEE SUCCEEDING MR FORSGATE.

ACTING CHAIRMAN OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY, MR PANG YUK-LING, SAID THE NEW APPOINTMENTS WOULD FURTHER STRENGTHEN THE UNOFFICIAL REPRESENTATION ON THE AUTHORITY AND ITS COMMITTEES, AND PROVIDE IT WITH THE NECESSARY EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE TO MEET THE IMPORTANT TASKS IN THE YEARS TO COME.

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