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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1993

"IF THE NUMBER OF APPLICATIONS FOR EACH REGION EXCEEDS 10, A RANDOM DRAW WILL BE HELD," A SPOKESMAN FOR THE DEPARTMENT SAID.

APPLICANTS WILL BE INFORMED OF THE

SELECTION

RESULTS BEFORE

THE END OF MARCH, HE ADDED.

SELECTED MEMBERS WILL SERVE FOR ONE YEAR AND THAT THE GROUP WILL HOLD AT LEAST TWO MEETINGS ANNUALLY.

FOR FURTHER ENQUIRIES,

PLEASE TELEPHONE 733 7772.

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APPOINTMENTS TO METRICATION COMMITTEE

THE

GOVERNMENT WILL ANNOUNCE IN THE GAZETTE TOMORROW APPOINTMENTS TO THE METRICATION COMMITTEE.

MR K Y TONGSON HAS BEEN REAPPOINTED CHAIRMAN OF FOR TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM JANUARY 1 NEXT YEAR.

(FRIDAY)

THE COMMITTEE

FOUR OF THE EXISTING NON-OFFICIAL MEMBERS REAPPOINTED FOR A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS WITH EFFECT FROM THE SAME DAY.

HAVE ALSO BEEN

THEY ARE MR CHAN WING-KAI, MR MAN HON-KEE, MR JOSEPH YAP AND MR SAMSON TAM.

FOUR NEW MEMBERS HAVE BEEN APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE FOR THE SAME PERIOD AS THE OTHER MEMBERS.

COMMITTEE

LINK DYEING

APPOINTED

TOMMY,

THEY ARE MR KWAN KON-WAH, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF WORKS LTD; MR WAN HING-YUEN, ANTHONY, PRINCIPAL OF THE COTTON SPINNERS ASSOCIATION PREVOCATIONAL SCHOOL; MR CHEUNG YIU-TAK, PETER, MEMBER OF THE DISTRICT BOARD (KWAI TSING) AND MR LI YING-SANG, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF PAK SHING TONG GINSENG CO LTD.

THE COMMITTEE ALSO COMPRISES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE TRADE AND INDUSTRY BRANCH, CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPARTMENT.

INFORMATION

"AS IN THE PAST FEW YEARS, THE COMMITTEE WILL CONTINUE TO FOCUS ITS PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES AT THE RETAIL SECTOR IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL AND FROM SCHOOLS, ++ A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID.

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