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FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1985

THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS SET UP ON APRIL 1, 1985 TO ADVISE THE REGIONAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT ON THE WIDE RANGE OF MUNICIPAL, RECREATION AND CULTURE SERVICES IN THE NEW TERRITORIES. IT WILL HOLD ITS INAUGURAL MEETING ON MAY 8 AND ITS FIRST BUSINESS MEETING ON MAY 15.

BUT UNTIL THE COMPLETION OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL CHAMBERS IN TSUEN WAN IN JULY, THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WILL HOLD ALL ITS MEETINGS AT THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION HEADQUARTERS CONFERENCE ROOM.

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ANOTHER IMPORTANT TASK OF THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL IS TO ADVISE THE GOVERNOR ON THE PLANNING, INAUGURATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL ON APRIL 1, 1986. THE COUNCIL WILL ALSO THEN BE FINANCIALLY AUTONOMOUS AS A STATUTORY BODY AND HAVE A TOTAL MEMBERSHIP OF 36 BY THE ADDITION OF 12 ELECTED MEMBERS.

THE ELECTION OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NINE NEW TERRITORIES DISTRICT BOARDS TO THE PROVISIONAL REGIONAL COUNCIL WAS COMPLETED ON APRIL 22. THOSE WHO WERE ELECTED ARE:

MR TANG NAI-MAN (YUEN LONG);

MR TANG PUI-TAT (TAI PO)

MR CHEUNG KUEN (NORTH);

MR FONG LOI (ISLANDS);

MR LAM KIN-MING (KWAI CHUNG/TSING YI);

MR WAI HON-LEUNG (SHA TIN);

MR HO SUN-KUEN (TUEN MUN);

MR WAN YUET-KAU (SAI KUNG);

MR CHAN LAU-FONG (TSUEN WAN).