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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1985

NAMES OF FOUR APPOINTED LEGCO MEMBERS ANNOUNCED

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A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN TODAY ANNOUNCED THE NAMES OF THOSE WHOM THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TO FILL FOUR OF THE FIVE SEATS REMAINING FOR APPOINTED MEMBERS IN THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

THE APPOINTMENTS WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SESSION ON OCTOBER 30.

SEVENTEEN OF THE 22 SEATS FOR APPOINTED MEMBERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN FILLED BY REAPPOINTMENT. TWO OF THE REMAINING SEATS WILL ALSO BE FILLED BY THE REAPPOINTMENT UP TO AUGUST 31, 1988 OF SERVING MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MR HU FA-KUANG AND MR WONG PO-YAN.

TWO SEATS WILL BE FILLED BY THE APPOINTMENT OF MRS ROSANNA TAM WONG YICK-MING AND PROFESSOR POON CHUNG-KWONG, ALSO UP TO AUGUST 31, 1988.

AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE REMAINING APPOINTMENT IS EXPECTED BEFORE THE END OF THE MONTH.

MRS TAM, AGED 33, IS GENERAL SECRETARY OF THE HONG KONG FEDERATION OF YOUTH GROUPS AND IS EXTENSIVELY INVOLVED IN CHURCH AND SOCIAL WORK. SHE IS AN ADJUDICATOR ON THE IMMIGRATION TRIBUNAL AND VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE AND ALSO A MEMBER OF THE SOCIAL WORK TRAINING FUND COMMITTEE, THE SUBVENTION AND LOTTER IES FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND NUMEROUS OTHER COMMITTEES.

PROF POON, AGED 45, IS DEAN OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY. APART FROM HOLDING SEVERAL ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS INCLUDING MEMBERSHIP OF HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AUTHORITY COMMITTEES, PROF POON HAS AN EXTENSIVE RECORD OF COMMUNITY SERVICE, A PARTICULAR INTEREST BEING WORK ON BEHALF OF THE MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.

PROF POON RECEIVED A +TEN OUTSTANDING YOUNG PERSONS AWARD+ IN 1979.

THE SPOKESMAN ALSO ANNOUNCED THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE OFFICIAL MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. WITH EFFECT FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE NEW SESSION, THERE WILL BE SEVEN APPOINTED OFFICIAL MEMBERS, INSTEAD OF THE PRESENT 13, IN ADDITION TO THE THREE EX- OFFICIO MEMBERS - THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

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ACCORDINGLY, THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING WILL REMAIN MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL:

* THE SECRETARY FOR DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION:

* THE SECRETARY FOR HEALTH AND WELFARE ;

* THE SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MANPOWER ;

* THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY;

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