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FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1987

ON THE ASSOCIATION'S NEW PROJECT, DR KHOO SAID THAT THE REDEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME FOR THE RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL WAS PROGRESSING WELL AS SCHEDULED.

THE GOVERNMENT HAD APPROVED THE COST OF REDEVELOPMENT OF THE PROJECT TO BE INCREASED FROM $158.18 TO $246.14 MILLION.

DR KHOO SAID THIS WOULD ENABLE THE SCOPE OF THE EXISTING PROJECT TO BE EXPANDED TO PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL 24 GENERAL BEDS AND 152 INFIRMARY BEDS, THUS INCREASING THE TOTAL BED COMPLEMENT OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT TO 614 BEDS.

THE TARGET DATE OF COMPLETION OF THE NEW RUTTONJEE HOSPITAL WOULD BE IN LATE 1989, DR KHOO ADDED.

APPOINTMENTS TO URBAN, REGIONAL COUNCILS

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THE ACTING GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES, TODAY (FRIDAY) REAPPOINTED MR GERRY FORSGATE, DR PHILIP KWOK, DR RONALD LEUNG AND MR LO KING-MAN AS MEMBERS OF THE URBAN COUNCIL.

IT WAS ANNOUNCED IN TODAY'S GOVERNMENT GAZETTE THAT

MR FORSGATE'S RE-APPOINTMENT WILL TAKE EFFECT FROM APRIL 1 1988 UNTIL MARCH 31, 1989 AND THE RE-APPOINTMENTS OF DR KWOK, DR LEUNG AND MR LO WILL BE EFFECTIVE FROM APRIL 1, 1987 TO MARCH 31, 1990.

ALSO ANNOUNCED WERE THE APPOINTMENTS OF TWO NEW MEMBERS, MRS ELEANOR CHING-MAN LING AND MR PAUL YOUNG TZE-KONG, FROM APRIL 1, 1987 TO MARCH 31, 1990.

IT WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT THE FOLLOWING PERSONS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE REGIONAL COUNCIL FROM APRIL 1, 1987 UNTIL MARCH 31, 1990:

MR CHEUNG YAN-LUNG, MR LAU HON-KIT, MRS CHAN HO ON-NE 1 MRS MIRIAM LAU KIN-YEE, MR WILLIAM CHAU CHUN-WING, MR NATHAN MA NING-HE, MR CARLOS CHEUNG HON-KAU, DR PANG HOK-TUEN, MR CHONG KAM-NING, MR TANG CHI-LEUNG, MR RICHARD HO MAN-WUI AND MR YOUNG WING-YAU,

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