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THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1991

TWO NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO LAW REFORM COMMISSION

THE

CHAIRMAN

OF THE LAW REFORM

MR

THE COMMISSION,

ATTORNEY THE (THURSDAY') ANNOUNCED

ROBERT RIBEIRO

GENERAL, MR JEREMY MATHEWS, TODAY APPOINTMENT OF TWO NEW MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION: QC AND PROFESSOR H.C. KUAN.

MR RIBEIRO IS A WIDELY RESPECTED ADVOCATE WITH A CONSIDERABLE BREADTH OF LEGAL EXPERIENCE.

DEPARTMENT OF

THE

PROFESSOR KUAN, OF THE

GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AT THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, IS DEAN OF SOCIAL SCIENCE FACULTY AND A MEMBER OF THE UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

THE

MR MATHEWS WELCOMED THE APPOINTMENTS AND SAID HE WAS SURE NEW

EXPERIENCE MEMBERS'

WOULD BE

OF GREAT BENEFIT

COMMISSION.

THAT

ΤΟ

THE

MR RIBEIRO AND PROFESSOR KUAN REPLACE MR PROFESSOR BYRON WENG WHO ARE RETIRING AFTER SIX YEARS

MARTIN LEE AND AS MEMBERS OF

THE COMMISSION.

A

MR MATHEWS PAID TRIBUTE TO THE WORK WHICH MR LEE AND PROFESSOR. HAD DEVOTED TO THE COMMISSION AND SAID

BEEN IT HAD PARTICULARLY PRODUCTIVE TIME.

WENG

MR MATHEWS ALSO ANNOUNCED THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF TWO MEMBERS THE COMMISSION: MR PETER RHODES AND MR LESLIE SUNG.

TO

MR MATHEWS SAID HE WAS PLEASED THAT THESE CONTINUE WITH THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION.

TWO

HAD

AGREED

ΤΟ

"THE IMPORTANCE OF ENSURING THAT OUR LAWS ARE IN TUNE WITH THE SOCIETY'S NEEDS HAS NEVER BEEN GREATER, SAID MR MATHEWS.

"

"THE COMMISSION'S PART IN THAT TASK IS AN IMPORTANT ONE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE SO,' HE ADDED.

CARE AND SHARE OPERATION TO COMMENCE ON SATURDAY

*

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AND THE

LAUNCH A TERRITORY-WIDE IMPORTANCE OF MUTUAL

THE SOCIAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT IS CAMPAIGN THIS SUMMER TO PROMOTE CARE HELP.

SHARE TO MARK THE KICK-OFF OF THE CAMPAIGN, ENTITLED "CARE AND

CUM OPERATION", A CEREMONY

WORKSHOP ON YOUTH DEVELOPMENT PROJECT EAST HOTEL ON (WEST KOWLOON REGION) WILL BE HELD AT A TSIM SHA TSUI SATURDAY.

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