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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1991

AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FORMED

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR WONG PO-YAN AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS.

THE COMMITTEE IS FORMED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE NEW AIRPORT IN HONG KONG AND RELATED QUESTIONS, WHICH WAS SIGNED BY THE BRITISH PRIME MINISTER, MR JOHN MAJOR, AND THE CHINESE PREMIER, MR LI PENG, IN PEKING ON SEPTEMBER 3 THIS YEAR.

ANNOUNCING THIS TODAY (FRIDAY), A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID THE COMMITTER'S TERMS OF REFERENCE ARE: "TO PROVIDE A FORUM WITHIN WHICH COMMUNITY VIEWS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW AIRPORT AND RELATED PROJECTS CAN BE DISCUSSED AND BROUGHT TO THE ATTENTION OF THE GOVERNMENT. IT SHOULD NOT HAVE DECISION-MAKING POWER AND SHOULD NOT DELAY THE PROGRESS OF THE PROJECTS."

MR WONG WAS A MEMBER OF THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BETWEEN 1979 AND 1988, AND IS CURRENTLY THE CHAIRMAN OF THE NUCLEAR SAFETY CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE FOR DAYA BAY, AND CHINA TRADE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL.

FROM 1985 TO 1990, HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE DRAFTING COMMITTEE FOR THE BASIC LAW OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. HE HAS ALSO IN THE PAST BEEN A MEMBER OF VARIOUS TRADE, INDUSTRIAL AND ACADEMIC ORGANISATIONS INCLUDING THE TRADE ADVISORY BOARD, HONG KONG INDUSTRIAL ESTATES CORPORATION BOARD, INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BOARD, COURT OF UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG, AND BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE HONG KONG BAPTIST COLLEGE,

A TOTAL OF 49 OTHER MEMBERS HAVE ALSO BEEN APPOINTED то THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.

THEY COME FROM A WIDE CROSS-SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY AND INCLUDE PROMINENT PROFESSIONALS, ACADEMICS, BUSINESSMEN AND COMMUNITY LEADERS. MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE WILL SERVE FOR A TERM OF TWO YEARS STARTING FROM TODAY.

"THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE WILL HOLD ITS FIRST MEETING ON NOVEMBER 18. ALL MEETINGS WILL BE OPENED, THE SPOKESMAN SAID.

FOLLOWING IS A LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE:

MR WONG PO-YAN

CHAIRMAN

MEMBERS

MR CHA MOU-SING, PAYSON

MR CHAN HUNG-KWAN, STEVEN

MR CHAN MAN-HUNG, THOMAS

MRS CHAN YUEN YIN-HUNG, ENA

MR CHAU HOW-CHEN

/MR CHENG