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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1993

EXCO MEMBER APPOINTED

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THE GOVERNOR, THE RIGHT HONOURABLE TODAY (FRIDAY) APPOINTED MR JOHN GRAY,

CHRISTOPHER

THE

CHAIRMAN

PATTEN,

CHIEF

SENAYAN

MR GRAY

EXECUTIVE OF THE HONG KONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, AS A NON- OFFICIAL MEMBER OF HIS EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. COUNCIL IMMEDIATELY AND THERE WILL BE NO FIXED

APPOINTMENT.

WILL JOIN TERM FOR

THE HIS

MR GRAY HAS A DISTINGUISHED RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE. HE IS CURRENTLY CHAIRMAN OF THE PORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD, A MEMBER OF THE PROVISIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, A MEMBER OF THE GOVERNOR'S BUSINESS COUNCIL AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL.

OF HONG KONG BUSINESS

IN ANNOUNCING THE APPOINTMENT, THE GOVERNOR SAID: "I AM VERY PLEASED TO WELCOME JOHN GRAY TO THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL. HIS WIDE EXPERIENCE IN BUSINESS AND FINANCE, AND HIS IMPRESSIVE RECORD OF PUBLIC SERVICE, WILL ENABLE HIM ΤΟ PROVIDE THE IMPARTIAL AND AUTHORITATIVE ADVICE WHICH IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL.

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TROPICAL STORM ROUNDUP

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN HONG KONG IS GRADUALLY RETURNING TO NORMAL WITH THE LOWERING OF THE NO. 8 SIGNAL.

BUS

SERVICES ON HONG KONG ISLAND, KOWLOON AND THE NEW TERRITORIES HAVE LARGELY RESUMED.

AS AT 4.15 PM, MTR WAS OPERATING AT FIVE-MINUTE INTERVALS. THE KCR WAS RUNNING AT SIX-MINUTE INTERVALS.

THE LRT HAS RESUMED SERVICE AND IS OPERATING AT 10 MINUTE INTERVALS. ALL ITS FEEDER BUS ROUTES HAVE RESUMED OPERATION.

TRAMS ON HONG KONG ISLAND WERE OPERATING A LIMITED SERVICE BECAUSE OF OBSTRUCTION AT WHITTY STREET.

THE PEAK TRAM AND FERRY SERVICES OPERATED AND YAUMATI FERRY WERE STILL SUSPENDED.

BY THE STAR FERRY

AT THE AIRPORT, A TOTAL OF 14 FLIGHTS

SEVEN INCOMING AND SEVEN OUT-GOING HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. 39 ARRIVALS AND 44 DEPARTURES WERK DELAYED. FOURTEEN IN-COMING FLIGHTS WERE RE-DIRECTED TO OTHER DESTINATIONS.

A TAXI DRIVER WAS KILLED AND 130 OTHERS WERE INJURED DURING THE PASSAGE OF BECKY.

THE 46-YEAR-OLD TAXI DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT IN CLEARWATER BAY ABOUT 10.30

AM. HE WAS TAKEN ΤΟ THE UNITED CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL WHERE HE WAS CERTIFIED DEAD.

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