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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1985

APPOINTMENTS TO THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT THE GOVERNOR HAD REAPPOINTED SIR S.Y. CHUNG, MR M.G.R. SANDBERG, MISS LYDIA DUNN, MR Q.W. LEE, MR CHEN SHOU-LUM AND MISS MARIA TAM AS UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AFTER THE EXPIRY OF THE IR PRESENT APPOINTMENTS ON 31 AUGUST 1985. MR OSWALD CHEUNG'S APPOINTMENT DOES NOT EXPIRE UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1986. SIR S.Y. CHUNG, MISS DUNN AND MISS TAM HAVE BEEN APPOINTED FOR A FURTHER 3 YEARS UNTIL 1988: MR S.L. CHEN AND MR LEE QUO-WEI UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1987, AND MR SANDBERG UNTIL 31 AUGUST 1986.

SIR ROGER LOBO AND MR LI FOOK-WO WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL ON THE EXPIRY OF THEIR PRESENT APPOINTMENTS ON 31 AUGUST 1985. SIR ROGER LOBO WILL ALSO BE RETIRING FROM THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL AT THE END OF ITS PRESENT SESSION.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED AT THE SAME TIME THAT ALL EXISTING MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL HAVE ACCEPTED AN INVITATION TO CONTINUE TO SERVE AS MEMBERS OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF 2 MONTHS FROM THE EXPIRY OF THE IR EXISTING APPOINTMENTS ON 31 AUGUST 1985 TO 29 OCTOBER 1985, THE DAY BEFORE THE CONVENING OF THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON 30 OCTOBER 1985.

IN THE NEW LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL THERE WILL BE 22 SEATS FOR APPOINTED MEMBERS. THE FOLLOWING HAVE ACCEPTED REAPPOINTMENTS TO THE NEW COUNCIL FOR A PERIOD OF 3 YEARS UP TO 31 AUGUST 1988: MISS LYDIA DUNN, MR S.L. CHEN, MR PETER C. WONG, DR HO KAM-FAI, MR ALLEN LEE. MR K.C. CHAN. MR J.J. SWAINE, MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MRS SELINA CHOW, MISS MARIA TAM, DR HENRIETTA IP, MR CHAN YING-LUN, MRS RITA FAN, MRS PAULINE NG, MR PETER POON, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN, AND MR KIM CHAM, MISS LYDIA DUNN HAS ACCEPTED THE INVITATION OF THE GOVERNOR TO BE THE SENIOR UNOFFICIAL MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

MOST OF THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL WILL BE RETIRING BUT SOME MAY DECIDE INDIVIDUALLY TO STAND FOR ELECTION AND THE GOVERNOR WILL WISH TO MAKE FURTHER APPOINTMENTS TO THE REMAINING APPOINTED SEATS FOLLOWING THE ELECTIONS IN SEPTEMBER.

IN MAKING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT THE GOVERNOR PAID WARM TRIBUTE TO THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION WHICH THE MEMBERS REAPPOINTED AND THOSE RETIRING HAVE MADE TO THE GOOD GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG DURING THE IR MEMBERSHIP OF THE TWO COUNCILS. HE BELIEVED THAT HONG KONG HAD EVERY REASON TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THE SELFLESS AND CONSCIENTIOUS CONTRIBUTION WHICH THEY HAD MADE TO THE FUTURE OF HONG KONG AND FOR THE IR DEDICATION TO ITS BEST INTERESTS.

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