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THURSDAY, JULY 16, 1987

HE CALLED ON THE PUBLIC TO PUT FORWARD THEIR VIEWS, AND REMINDED THEM THAT VIEWS MIGHT ALSO BE EXPRESSED ORALLY TO THE STAFF AT THE OFFICES OF THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WHO WOULD RECORD THEM AND FORWARD TO THE SURVEY OFFICE.

"WE NEED ΤΟ ENSURE THAT AT THE END OF THIS PROCESS OF CONSULTATION WE CONCLUDE BY DECIDING ON A WAY FORWARD WHICH WILL ENSURE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATION, INSPIRE CONFIDENCE IN THE FUTURE AND HELP TO MAINTAIN THE STABILITY WHICH IS SO FUNDAMENTAL TO THE WELL-BEING OF THE PEOPLE OF HONG KONG," HE SAID.

OUTSTANDING SERVICE OF RETIRING MEMBER COMMENDED

PAID THE GOVERNOR, SIR DAVID WILSON, TODAY (THURSDAY) TO THE RETIRING HON S.L. CHEN, WHO HAS SERVED NEARLY 11 YEARS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL.

WHO WOULD

IN A VALEDICTORY SPEECH, SIR DAVID SAID THE LOSING A MEMBER OF IMMENSE EXPERIENCE, REPLACE.

TRIBUTE

ON THE

COUNCIL WOULD BE BE VERY HARD TO

MR CHEN SIR DAVID SAID

WOULD ALSO BE REMEMBERED FOR HIS HIS WORK OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION IN THE PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE,

CHAIRMAN OF THE IN DEVELOPING THE POLICE COMPLAINTS SYSTEM AND, COUNCIL OF THE CITY POLYTECHNIC,

POST-SECONDARY

EDUCATION.

IN DEVELOPING

"WHATEVER THE

MR TASK,

CHEN HAS ADDRESSED IT

AND WITH THE PRECISION AND THOROUGHNESS OF AN ENGINEER

WHICH HAVE BEEN HIS MARK AS A CALMNESS AND OBJECTIVITY DAVID SAID.

WITH MODERATION,

MAN,

THE

**

SIR

ME IF THROUGHOUT

FORGIVE "I HOPE THAT, PERHAPS, MR CHEN WILL TODAY A SECRET, WHICH I'M TOLD, HAS HAUNTED HIM IN THIS COUNCIL AND THAT IS THAT ONE DAY THE LIGHTS MIGHT

HAS NEVER

I REVEAL HIS TIME FAIL.

H

"TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE IT SOME LUSTRE WILL BE MISSING FROM THIS CHAMBER WITH HIS DEPARTURE, LIGHTS WHICH ARE REPRESENTED BY THE FRIENDSHIPS THAT HE AND

ΤΟ CONTINUE HAVE BUILT UP OVER THE YEARS WILL CERTAINLY BRIGHTLY.

HAPPENED. AND

IF

THE

HIS SHINE

WIFE VERY

SIR DAVID WISHED MR AND MRS CHEN A LONG, HAPPY

AND PROSPEROUS

RETIREMENT.

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