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AY, MAY 31, 1985

TRIAL OF COMMERCIAL CRIME STUDY GROUP NAMED

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THE GOVERNOR AS PRESIDENT OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAS NOMINATED MR PETER C. WONG AS CHAIRMAN OF THE SELECT COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY THE COUNCIL ON MAY 1 TO CONSIDER AND REPORT ON THE APPROPRIATE MEASURES TO BE TAKEN TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEMS INVOLVED IN THE PROSECUTION AND TRIAL OF COMPLEX COMMERCIAL CRIMES, INCLUDING CHANGES IN THE PROCEDURES BEFORE AND DURING TRIAL AND THE MODE OF TRIAL.

OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ARE UNOFFICIAL COUNCILLORS DR HO KAM-FAI, MR ALLEN LEE PENG-FEI, MR ANDREW SO, MR HU FA-KUANG, MR WONG PO-YAN, MR CHAN KAM-CHUEN, MR JOHN SWAINE, MRS SELINA CHOW, MISS MARIA TAM WAI-CHU, DR HENRIETTA IP, MR CHAN YING-LUN,

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MRS RITA FAN, AND MR PETER POON, AND THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES, MR PIERS JACOBS.

ALL THE UNOFFICIALS PREVIOUSLY SERVED ON THE UMELCO AD-HOC GROUP CONVENED BY MR PETER C. WONG TO HEAR REPRESENTATION FROM THE PUBLIC ON THE TRIAL OF COMMERCIAL CRIMES BILL 1985.

THE FIRST MEETING WILL BE HELD ON JUNE 4.

"JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS IMPROVING'

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THERE HAS BEEN A MARKED IMPROVEMENT IN JOURNALISTIC STANDARDS IN HONG KONG DURING THE PAST TEN YEARS, THE SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, SAID TODAY (FRIDAY).

SPEAKING AT THE CONCLUSION OF A JOURNALISM SYMPOSIUM ORGANISED BY THE JOURNALISM TRAINING BOARD OF THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING COUNCIL, MR TSAO SAID THE PRINTED MEDIA IS NOW ABLE TO ATIRACT WELL-EDUCATED YOUNG PEOPLE TO JOIN ITS RANKS.

+MANY OF THEM HAVE PROVED THE IR WORTH AND HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO RESPONSIBLE POSITIONS IN THEIR TRADE, HE SAID.

MR TSAO PAID TRIBUTE TO THE JOURNALISM TR ....... BOARD OF THE COUNCIL FOR ORGANISING, ON A REGULAR BASIS, VARIOUS TRAINING PROGRAMMES FOR JOURNALISTS IN HONG KONG. HE AL CONGRATULATED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND STAFF OF THE COUNCIL ON HAVING SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED THE JOURNALISM SYMPOSIUM FOR THE SECOND

YEAR.

+1 AM SURE THAT THIS WILL GO A LONG WAY TOWARDS FURTHER UPGRADING THE STANDARD OF JOURNALISM IN HONG KONG. TO THE EMPLOYERS WHO HAVE RELEASED AND SPONSORED THEIR STAFF MEMBERS TO ATTEND THIS SYMPOSIUM, I WISH TO ASSURE THEM THAT THEIR INVESTM. IT WILL REAP DIVIDENDS IN THE YEARS TO COME,+ HE SAID,

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