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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1991

HE JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN JANUARY 1982 AS A CROWN COUNSEL AND WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR CROWN COUNSEL IN OCTOBER THE SAME YEAR.

HE WAS MADE DEPUTY PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN MARCH 1985 AND PRINCIPAL CROWN COUNSEL IN MARCH 1988.

MR

WINGFIELD HAS ACTED AS CROWN SOLICITOR ON PREVIOUS

OCCASIONS.

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HONG KONG TO ATTEND APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING

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A HONG KONG DELEGATION LED BY THE SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR T.H. CHAU, WILL ATTEND THE THIRD ASIA PACIFIC ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION (APEC) MINISTERIAL MEETING IN SEOUL.

IT IS THE FIRST TIME FOR HONG KONG TO PARTICIPATE IN AN APEC MINISTERIAL MEETING.

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'THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION IS THE FASTEST GROWING AND 'THE MOST DYNAMIC AREA IN THE WORLD TODAY. WITH ITS STRONG AND INCREASING ECONOMIC AND TRADE TIES IN THE ASIA PACIFIC REGION, HONG KONG IS WELL PLACED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE DELIBERATIONS OF APEC," MR CHAU SAID, BEFORE LEAVING FOR SEOUL THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON.

OTHER MEMBERS IN THE DELEGATION ARE THE DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION AND MAMPOWER, MISS CHRISTINE CHOW; THE DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR DONALD TSANG; THE GOVERNMENT ECONOMIST, MR K.Y. TANG; PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY, MR P.T. CHEUNG; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF TRADE, MR JOHN TSANG; AND PRINCIPAL TRADE OFFICER, MR ARTHUR HO.

THE CONFERENCE WILL. BEGIN ON NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 14.

12 AND CONCLUDE

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MEASURES TO TACKLE SHORTAGE OF LANDFILL CAPACITY

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THE GOVERNMENT IS DEVELOPING A SERIES OF MEASURES TO OVERCOME AN ACUTE SHORTAGE OF LANDFILL CAPACITY BEFORE THE FULL COMMISSIONING OF THE THREE STRATEGIC LANDFILLS IN THE NEW TERRITORIES BY 1994/95.

A SPOKESMAN FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPARTMENT (EPD) SAID TODAY (MONDAY) THAT IF NO ACTION WAS TAKEN, THE CAPACITY OF EXISTING LANDFILLS IN SHUEN WAN, TSEUNG XWAN 0 AND PILLAR POINT VALLEY WOULD BE USED UP IN 1993.

/THE SHORTAGE

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