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MONDAY, JUNE 10, 1991

FOR

ALSO, TWO REPORTS THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENT VICTIMS ASSISTANCE PUND ANNUAL REPORT BY THE DIRECTOR OF SOCIAL WELFARE INCORPORATED BY THE

1990 AND THE REPORT

THE YEAR FROM APRIL 1, 1989 TO MARCH 31 I

OF THE COMMISSIONER OF CORRECTIONAL SERVICES ON THE ADMINISTRATION

SERVICES DEPARTMENT WELFARE FUND FOR CORRECTIONAL

THE YEAR ENDED

MARCH 31, 1990

THE

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WILL BE TABLED AT THE MEETING.

MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE WELCOME TO OBSERVE THE PROCEEDINGS OF FOR SEATS IN LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, AND THEY MAY MAKE RESERVATIONS THE PUBLIC GALLERIES BY TELEPHONING 844 0899.

JAMES SO TAKES UP SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE POST

MR JAMES SO, FORMERLY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES, HAS TAKEN THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE AS FROM JUNE 8.

UP

HE HAS SUCCEEDED MR AUGUSTINE CHUI, WHO WILL TAKE UP THE CHAIRMANSHIP OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION LATER THIS MONTH.

MR SO JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN 1962. HE RAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES, INCLUDING THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS AND RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENTS, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT HOUSE, FINANCE BRANCH, SECURITY BRANCH, ADMINISTRATIVE AND INFORMATION SERVICES BRANCH, CIVIL SERVICE BRANCH AND TRANSPORT BRANCH.

MR SO WAS APPOINTED COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IN MAY 1987 TOOK UP THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IN AUGUST 1989.

AND

MEANWHILE, MR PAUL LEUNG, FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, HAS ALSO JOINED THE BRANCH RECENTLY AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE, TAKING OVER FROM MRS SHELLEY LAU.

IN THIS POST MR LEUNG ALSO BECOMES COMMISSIONER FOR RECREATION

AND CULTURE, OVERSEEING MATTERS RELATING ΤΟ RECREATION, CULTURE, SPORTS, ARTS AND MUSIC.

WATER STORAGE FIGURE

STORAGE IN HONG KONG'S RESERVOIRS AT 9 AM TODAY (MONDAY) STOOD AT 24.7 PER CENT OF CAPACITY OR 144.746 MILLION CUBIC METRES.

THIS TIME LAST YEAR THE RESERVOIRS CONTAINED 254.295 CUBIC METRES OF WATER, REPRESENTING 43.4 PER CENT OF CAPACITY.

MILLION

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