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FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 1988

MEMBERS MR CHAU NOTED THAT OF THE TWO APPOINTED DB THE ELECTIONS, ONE WAS SUCCESSFUL, AND OF THE EIGHT URBAN SEEKING A DB SEAT, SIX WERE ELECTED.

CONTESTING COUNCILLORS

THE REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR SUEN, POINTED OUT THAT ONLY ONE OF THE TWO

WAS SUCCESSFUL WHO STOOD FOR ELECTION

WHILE

THE NEW TERRITORIES, MR MICHAEL RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

OF THE NINE OUT

10

REGIONAL COUNCILLORS WERE ELECTED.

MR NG MING-YUM, TUEN MUN, HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES, MR SUEN SAID.

WAS

THE

CANDIDATE WHO

GAINED

THE

HE ADDED THAT AMONG THE SUCCESSFUL CANDIDATES, THE IN NORTH DISTRICT, MR LIU SUN-IP (79), AND THE MUN CANDIDATE, MR LEE YIU-HUNG (24).

YOUNGEST

OLDEST WAS WAS A TUEN

RETIRING HOUSING SECRETARY PRAISES HOUSING DEPARTMENT

QUICKLY THE EFFICIENCY OF THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IN RESPONDING

AND AND FIGURES

ADJUSTING ITS QUICKLY IN BY THE RETIRING SECRETARY

FACTS TO REQUESTS FOR PROCEDURES TO MEET NEW NEEDS WAS PRAISED FOR HOUSING, MR JOHN TODD.

EFFICIENCY WAS SHARED BY

HIS ASSESSMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT'S OTHER GOVERNMENT BRANCHES AND DEPARTMENTS, HE SAID.

APRIL 1,

WAS MR TODD, WHO WILL GO ON PRE-RETIREMENT LEAVE ON

ORGANISED BY THE HOUSING DINNER SPEAKING AT A

FAREWELL RECENT DEPARTMENT.

THE AND

HE DEPARTMENT,

OF WHICH

SAID, HAVE HONG KONG

IS

THE HOUSING AUTHORITY CREATED AND ARE MANAGING HOUSING PROGRAMMES RIGHTLY PROUD.

ACHIEVED IN PUBLIC THE HOUSING PROGRAMMES SHOWED WHAT CAN BE HOUSING AND HAVE BEEN ADMIRED, AND AT TIMES ENVIED BY OTHER COUNTRIES, HE SAID.

OFFICE,

HAD

REVIEWING THE ACHIEVEMENTS DURING HIS TWO-YEAR TERM OF MR TODD SAID THE HOUSING BRANCH AS WELL AS THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT MANAGED TO GIVE FINAL SHAPE TO THE AUTHORITY'S RENTAL POLICIES.

"WE HAVE