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THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1987

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MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION BOARD APPOINTMENTS

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THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR ROBERT GAFF AND HAS REAPPOINTED SIR OSWALD CHEUNG, MR YEUNG PO-KWAN AND MR G.M. MACWHINNIE TO THE BOARD OF THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS FROM MAY 1, 1987.

MR ROBERT GAFF IS REPLACING MR C.H. TUNG, WHO HAS SERVED ON THE BOARD FOR THREE YEARS SINCE 1984. MR GAFF CURRENTLY SERVES ON THE HONG KONG LOTTERIES BOARD, SUBVENTIONS AND LOTTERIES FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COMMUNITY CHEST OF HONG KONG AND THE HONG KONG COUNCIL OF SOCIAL SERVICE. HE IS ALSO PRESIDENT OF THE HONG KONG SOCIETY OF ACCOUNTANTS.

THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, WHICH IS CHAIRED BY MR C.W. NEWTON, ARE MR P.J. WRANG HAM, MR DAVID NENDICK (SECRETARY FOR MONETARY AFFAIRS), THE SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS AND THE SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT.

EDUCATION COMMISSION MEMBERS REAPPOINTED

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THE GOVERNOR HAS REAPPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE EDUCATION COMMISSION FOR A FURTHER ONE YEAR TERM UNTIL MARCH 31, 1988.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE REAPPOINTMENT, PUBLISHED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY, WOULD ENSURE CONTINUITY IN THE COMMISSION'S WORK PROGRAMME.

THE SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMMISSION IS AT PRESENT CONSIDERING PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITS SECOND REPORT.

→DURING THE NEXT PHASE OF ITS WORK, UNDER THE CONTINUED CHAIRMANSHIP OF DR Q.W. LEE, THE COMMISSION WILL EXAMINE CIVIC EDUCATION AND THE FUTURE OF THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION.

+THE COMMISSION'S CONCLUSIONS ON THESE SUBJECTS WILL BE INCLUDED IN ITS THIRD REPORT, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE PUBLISHED BEFORE THE END OF THIS YEAR, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION WILL ALSO SHORTLY BEGIN A STUDY OF THE IMPORTANT QUESTION OF THE STRUCTURE OF THE TERTIARY EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF ANY CHANGES THERETO FOR THE SECONDARY SCHOOLS. IT IS EXPECTED THAT THIS STUDY WILL BE COMPLETED IN 1988.

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