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BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THEM ARE:

MR JOSEPH WONG WING-PING, JP

TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1994

ROSE 1994.

AGED 46, MR WONG JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1973

A TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE

AND IN

HE HAS SERVED IN A NUMBER OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES INCLUDING FINANCE BRANCH, THE FORMER NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, THE FORMER OFFICE OF UNOFFICIAL MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE COUNCILS (UMELCO) AND TRADE DEPARTMENT.

HE WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE FROM 1988 TO 1989 AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR TRADE AND INDUSTRY FROM 1989 TO 1991. HE WAS PERMANENT REPRESENTATIVE OF HONG KONG TO THE GENERAL AGREEMENT TARIFFS AND TRADE IN GENEVA FROM 1991 TO 1994.

MISS CHRISTINE CHOW KWAN-TAI, JP

ON

AGED

49, MISS CHOW JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN AND ROSE TO HER PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE IN 1992. DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF HER CAREER, MISS CHOW APPOINTMENTS IN THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, THE FORMER SERVICES BRANCH AND FINANCE BRANCH,

1970

B1

HELD

SOCIAL

ON RETURN FROM A TRAINING COURSE AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY IN 1986, SHE BECAME DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF REGIONAL SERVICES AND

DEPUTY THEN SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS. SHE WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR EDUCATION MANPOWER FROM 1989 UNTIL 1993, WHEN SHE TOOK UP HER PRESENT APPOINTMENT AS REGIONAL SECRETARY FOR HONG KONG AND TERRITORIES.

AND

KOWLOON/NEW

GROUP DISCUSSES SETUP OF APPLIED RESEARCH CENTRE

то

A STEERING GROUP SPECIFICALLY SET UP TO DELIBERATE ON HOW ESTABLISH AN APPLIED RESEARCH CENTRE HELD ITS FIRST MEETING TODAY (TUESDAY).

ONE OF THE GOVERNOR'S POLICY INITIATIVES ADDRESSED то THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL ON OCTOBER 6 LAST YEAR WAS TO ESTABLISH A FUND- DISBURSING APPLIED RESEARCH CENTRE TO ENCOURAGE THE UNDERTAKING OF APPLIED RESEARCHES IN THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG.

IT WAS INTENDED THAT THE CENTRE WOULD DRAW TOGETHER HONG KONG'S AND CHINA'S RESEARCH EXPERTISE.

CHAIRED BY DR RAYMOND CH'IEN, THE STEERING GROUP COMPRISES INDUSTRIALISTS, ACADEMIA AND GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

/MEMBERS INCLUDE