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FRIDAI, OCTUBER 8, 1975

THIS BODY WILL TAKE OVER ALL OF THE POWERS, FUNCTIONS, STAFF, FUNDS AND OTHER RESOURCES OF THE PROVISIONAL BODY,

IT WILL BE A WELL-CONSTITUTED, INDEPENDENT STATUTORY BODY WITH EXECUTIVE POWERS, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE FUNDING AND ITS OWN STAFF TO FURTHER DEVELOP THE ARTS IN THE 90'S AND BEYOND.

IT WILL OPERATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE UNDER WHICH IT IS ESTABLISHED AND WILL BE ABLE TO DIRECTLY MANAGE ITS RESOURCES AND WILL NO LONGER NEED TO RELY ON THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE TO ACT AS ITS AGENT IN THIS REGARD.

IT WILL ALSO BE DIRECTLY ACCOUNTABLE ΤΟ THE COMMUNITY IT SERVES, THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSIONER FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLAINTS AND THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT FOR THE MONEY IT SPENDS AND FOR THE ACTIONS IT TAKES.

THE FULL LIST OF MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE WORKING GROUP IS AS

FOLLOWS:

SIR JOSEPH HOTUNG, CHAIRMAN

MS CHRISTINE LOH KUNG-WAI, VICE-CHAIRMAN

DR CHAN WING-WAH

MR BENNY CHIA

MR VINCENT CHOW WING-SHING

MR DAVID G ELDON

MR ANGUS HAMISH FORSYTH

DR LEUNG PING-KWAN

MR LO KING-MAN, MBE, JP

MR RICHARD TSANG

MS YIP WING-SIE

MR DANNY YUNG

THE CHAIRMAN OF URBAN COUNCIL OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE

THE CHAIRMAN OF REGIONAL COUNCIL OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE

THE SECRETARY FOR RECREATION AND CULTURE OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE THE DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION OR HIS REPRESENTATIVE

MR SO PRAISED THE APPOINTMENT OF SIR JOSEPH AS CHAIRMAN OF THE WORKING GROUP AND SAID HIS "DEEP COMMITMENT TO AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE ARTS COMBINED WITH HIS BUSINESS ACUMEN AND STANDING IN THE LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY WILL CERTAINLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE SUCCESS OF THE HKADC.

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HE SAID THE VICE-CHAIRMAN, MS CHRISTINE LOH, IS "KNOWLEDGEABLE AND WELL-CONNECTED IN THE ARTS COMMUNITY AND IS ALSO A STRONG ADVOCATE FOR THE FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. THE OTHER MEMBERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED ON THE BASIS OF THEIR EXPERIENCE AND RANGE OF SKILLS AND INTERESTS IN THE ARTS WORLD"

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