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TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 1993

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EARLIER, DR PUN SAID 1992 WAS ALSO A BUSY YEAR FOR THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD.

DURING THE YEAR, THE

BOARD CONSIDERED 618 PLANNING

APPLICATIONS (AS COMPARED TO 398 IN 1991).

OF THE APPLICATIONS, 309 WERE APPROVED UPON FIRST CONSIDERATION AND 24 APPROVED UPON REVIEW. THE BOARD ALSO CONSIDERED 283 AND HEARD 376 OBJECTIONS.

BORDER TALKS USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE

OF THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS

QUN,

MR

A HONG WILLIAM

AT THE INVITATION OF THE DIRECTOR OFFICE OF THE GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT, MR HUANG KONG GOVERNMENT DELEGATION LED BY THE POLITICAL ADVISER, EHRMAN, VISITED DONGGUAN, GUANGDONG, FROM JANUARY 17 TO 19 FOR THE 13TH ANNUAL BORDER REVIEW.

THE BORDER LIAISON SYSTEM PROVIDES FOR EXCHANGES OF INFORMATION AND CONTROL AT THE BORDER. BOTH SIDES CONSIDER IT. EFFECTIVE AND VALUABLE.

AT TALKS HELD YESTERDAY (MONDAY), THE TWO SIDES REVIEWED LIAISON ARRANGEMENTS OVER THE PAST YEAR. THEY DISCUSSED A NUMBER OF WAYS OF FURTHER STRENGTHENING THESE ARRANGEMENTS. THE TALKS WERE USEFUL AND PRODUCTIVE.

THE

NEW ACCOUNTING SERVICES DIRECTOR APPOINTED

GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (TUESDAY) THAT MR C F M O'KELLY, DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES, WILL RETIRE ON MARCH 16 THIS YEAR.

HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY MR CHIU DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES.

MR

SZE-HUNG, CURRENTLY DEPUTY

AS A

O'KELLY, AGED 59, JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE TREASURY ACCOUNTANT IN 1967. HE WAS PROMOTED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES IN 1979 AND TO DIRECTOR IN 1983.

ON HIS RETIREMENT, MR O'KELLY WILL HAVE COMPLETED 26 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.

MR CHIU, AGED 59, JOINED THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS A TEMPORARY CLERK IN 1952.

HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER GRADE IN 1957 AND SUBSEQUENTLY TO THE TREASURY ACCOUNTANT GRADE IN 1972.

/HE WAS