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MONDAY, AUGUST 23, 1993

THREE NEW MEMBERS APPOINTED TO LAW REFORM COMMISSION

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THE CHAIRMAN OF THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL, MR JEREMY MATHEWS, TODAY (MONDAY) ANNOUNCED THE APPOINTMENT OF THREE NEW MEMBERS TO THE COMMISSION: MR JUSTEIN WONG, MR GAME MCAFEE AND PROFESSOR YASH GHAJ.

THEY ARE ALL APPOINTED FOR A TERM OF THREE YEARS.

MR WONG IS KNOWN IN HONG KONG FOR HIS PUBLIC SERVICE. CURRENTLY, HE IS A SHA TIN DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER, A MEMBER OF THE FIGHT CRIME COMMITTEE AND THE POLICE COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE, ANU VICE-CHAIRMAN OF THE CONSUMER COUNCIL.

MR GAGE MCAFEE IS AN AMERICAN LAWYER WHO HAS LIVED AND WORKED IN HONG KONG FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

HE WAS AN ADVISER TO THE HONG KONG BASIC LAW CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE, A FORMER CHAIRMAN OF THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND HAS SERVED ON THR HONG KONG CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

PROFESSOR YASH GHAI OF THE PACULTY OF LAW, AT HONG KONG UNIVERSITY BRINGS TO THE COMMISSION A DISTINGUISHED ACADEMIC RECORD.

MR MATHEWS WELCOMED THEIR APPOINTMENTS AND SAID THEIR BREADTH OF EXPERIENCE AND VARIED BACKGROUNDS WOULD RE 1 VALUED ADDITION TO

THE COMMISSION.

MR MATHEWS ALSO ANNOUNCED THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF MRS MIRLAM 1.AU FOR A SECOND THREE-YEAR TERM.

MR MATHEWS SALD HE WAS PLEASED THAT MRS LAU HAD ACCEPTED ANOTHER TERM, SAYING THAT IT WAS IMPORTANT го THE COMMISSION FOR THERE TO BE CONTINUITY OF MEMBERSHIP.

MR WONG, MR MCAFEE AND PROFESSOR GHAT REPLACE MS CHRISTINE LOH, MR GRAHAM CHENG AND JUDGE TED TYLER WHO ARE RETIRING FROM THE COMMISSION.

MS LOH AND MR CHENG HAVE SERVED ON THE COMMISSION FOR NINE YEARS THE LONGEST PERIOD OF SERVICE OF ANY MEMBER. JUDGE TYLER HAS BEEN A MEMBER FOR SIX YEARS.

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MR MATHEWS EXPRESSED HIS APPRECIATION OF THE HARD WORK OF THE RETIRING MEMBERS.

MR MATHEWS SAID THE WORK OF THE COMMISSION HAD NUMBER OF BENEFICIAL CHANGES TO THE LAWS OF HONG KONG.

MEMBERS BRING TO THE

DEDICATION AND

RESULTED IN A

COMMISSION THE EXPERTISE GAINED IN A VARIETY OF BACKGROUNDS AND HELP FORMULATE PROPOSALS WHICH REFLECT THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY.

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