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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1992

GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS COUNCIL MEMBERSHIP ANNOUNCED.

THE GOVERNOR, THE RT HON CHRISTOPHER PATTEN, ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE MEMBERSHIP OF HIS BUSINESS COUNCIL, ONE OF THE NEW INITIATIVES HE ANNOUNCED IN HIS ADDRESS TO THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 7.

EIGHTEEN DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE HONG KONG BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO THE COUNCIL FROM TODAY UNTIL THE END OF 1994.

COUNCIL

THEY ARE:

MR CHRISTOPHER CHENG WAI-CHEE

MR PAUL CHENG MING-FUN

MR MIKE CLANCY

DR VICTOR FUNG KWOK-KING

MR MICHAEL GALE

MR JOHN GRAY

MR WALTER KWOK PING-SHEUNG

MR CHARLES LEE YEH-KWONG

SIR Q W LEE

MR VICTOR LI TZAR-KUOI

MR VINCENT LO HONG-SUI

MR NIGEL RICH

MR PETER SUTCH

MR ALLAN WONG CHI-YUN

MR DAVID WONG SHOU-YEH MR PETER WOO KWONG-CHING MR GORDON WU YING-SHENG MR LARRY YUNG CHI-KIN

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GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPOINTED THREE OFFICIAL MEMBERS TO THE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY AND THE

SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY.

"THE OBJECTIVE OF THE COUNCIL IS TO EXPAND THE RANGE OF ADVICE ON BUSINESS AND RELATED MATTERS AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNOR," SAID THE INFORMATION CO-ORDINATOR, MR MIKE HANSON.

"AMONGST OTHER THINGS, MEMBERS WILL BE ASKED то GIVE THEIR VIEWS ON HOW TO KEEP HONG KONG THE MOST BUSINESS-FRIENDLY LOCATION IN ASIA AND HOW ΤΟ MAXIMISE THE POTENTIAL OF HONG KONG'S POSITION AT THE HEART OF THE ASIAN ECONOMY.”

THE GOVERNOR WILL ALSO ASK MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL FOR THEIR VIEWS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE COMPETITION POLICY FOR HONG KONG.

"THE INTENTION IS TO HAVE BIMONTHLY

MEETINGS," MR HANSON

ADDED.

"THE DATE FOR THE FIRST MEETING HAS NOT BEEN FIXED LIKELY TO BE IN LATE OCTOBER OR EARLY NOVEMBER.

BUT IT

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