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TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1993

THIS WILL ALLOW UNSUCCESSFUL

APPLICANTS TIME ΤΟ MAKE REPRESENTATIONS IF THEY CONSIDER THERE IS A NEW EVIDENCE OR FRESH GROUNDS TO WARRANT A RECONSIDERATION OF THEIR APPLICATIONS BY THE BOARD.

ANY SUCH REPRESENTATIONS SHOULD BE SENT IN WRITING BY REGISTERED MAIL TO THE SECRETARY OF THE GREEN MINIBUS OPERATORS SELECTION BOARD AT TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT, 41ST FLOOR, IMMIGRATION TOWER, 7 GLOUCESTER ROAD, WAN CHAI, HONG KONG, ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15 (THURSDAY).

44 COMMUNITY LEADERS HONOURED FOR CONTRIBUTIONS * * * * *

LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MR ANDREW WONG WANG-FAT, MR HOWARD YOUNG HOW-WAH AND MR LAU WONG-FAT WERE AMONG THE 36 COMMUNITY LEADERS HONOURED THIS (TUESDAY) MORNING FOR CONTRIBUTING TOWARDS THE WELL-BEING OF HONG KONG AND THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT.

AS A TOKEN OF THANKS, CERTIFICATES OF APPRECIATION WERE PRESENTED TO THEM BY THE DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, DR LAWRENCE LEE HAY-YUE, AT A CEREMONY HELD AT THE HAPPY VALLEY CLUBHOUSE OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB.

THIS IS THE FIRST-EVER CERTIFICATE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN BY THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPRESS APPRECIATION OF THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS BY COMMUNITY LEADERS TOWARDS ITS WORK.

SPEAKING AT THE

CEREMONY, DR LEE SAID: "WITH YOUR EXPERT ADVICE AND UNFAILING SUPPORT, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE то ACHIEVE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, FRESH FOOD WHOLESALE MARKETING, COUNTRY PARKS AND CONSERVATION WORK."

"I AM CONFIDENT THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WILL CONTINUE AND THRIVE, AND THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO FORGE AHEAD HAND-IN-HAND IN THE YEARS TO COME TO MAKE HONG KONG AN EVEN BETTER PLACE TO LIVE IN, HE ADDED.

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FORMER LEGISLATIVE COUNCILLORS, MR CHUNG PUI-LAM AND MR CHAN YING-LUN, RURAL COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN MR PANG HANG-YIN AND MR WILLIAM WAN HON-CHEUNG AS WELL AS THE COUNTRY PARKS BOARD CHAIRMAN, MR CARLOS CHEUNG HON-KAU WERE AMONG THE CERTIFICATE RECIPIENTS.

OTHER AWARDEES INCLUDED INCUMBENT OR FORMER MEMBERS OF ADVISORY BODIES SUCH AS THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, ENDANGERED SPECIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE, COUNTRY PARKS BOARD, FISH MARKETING ADVISORY BOARD, FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT LOAN FUND ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND KADOORIE AGRICULTURAL AID LOAN FUND COMMITTEE.

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