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MONDAY, JANUARY 11, 1993

HE WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AUSTEL AND HAS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN DEALING WITH THE REGULATORY ISSUES WHICH ARISE DURING THE PROCESS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKET LIBERALISATION.

HE HAS PARTICULAR INTERESTS IN THE ECONOMIC, FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL ISSUES WHICH ARISE IN MULTI-CARRIER ENVIRONMENTS.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

"EMBARKING AS WE ARE ON THE OPENING UP OF THE LOCAL FIXED NETWORK MARKET TO COMPETITION WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE OBTAINED THE SERVICES OF A REGULATOR OF MR ARENA'S HIGH STANDING AND TRACK RECORD.

"HIS APPOINTMENT UNDERSCORES OUR COMMITMENT TO THE INTRODUCTION OF FIXED NETWORK COMPETITION, MRS CHAN SAID.

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SUCCESSFUL

MR ARENA IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE IN HONG KONG SHORTLY AFTER CHINESE NEW YEAR. INITIALLY, HE WILL BE WORKING IN ECONOMIC SERVICES BRANCH ADVISING MAINLY ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY.

MR ARENA IS 41 YEARS OLD, MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN. HE HAS A DEGREE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING (COMMUNICATIONS) AND HOLDS A MASTER'S DEGREE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION.

HE HAS WORKED FOR THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT SINCE 1970 AND WAS APPOINTED AS MEMBER OF AUSTEL IN 1989.

PRIOR TO THIS, HE CO-ORDINATED THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT'S EXERCISE TO REFORM STATE ENTERPRISES IN THE TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS SECTORS AND SERVED IN A NUMBER OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND AVIATION POLICY POSITIONS.

TAC BRIEFED ON UPDATED TRANSPORT STUDY

THE TRANSPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE (TAC) AT ITS MERTING TODAY (MONDAY) NOTED THE MAIN FINDINGS OF THE DRAFT REPORT ON UPDATING THE SECOND COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORT STUDY (CTS-2).

TAC MEMBERS WERE ALSO INFORMED OF THE PROGRESS OF THE CURRENT PUBLIC CONSULTATION ON THE TAXI POLICY REVIEW.

AT THE MEETING, MEMBERS WERE BRIEFED ON THE CTS-2 UPDATE WHICH PROPOSED A CONSOLIDATED TRANSPORT STRATEGY FOR THE PERIOD UP TO 2011, TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE PORT, AIRPORT AND OTHER NEW LAND USE DEVELOPMENT.

THE DRAFT REPORT CONTAINED

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW ROAD AND

RAIL PROJECTS.

2001

CTS-2 PRODUCED A TRANSPORT POLICY FOR HONG KONG UP TO THE YEAR UNDER THE SCENARIO THAT KAI TAK AIRPORT WOULD NOT BE REPLACED.

/THE UPDATING