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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1994

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APPOINTMENT TO STOCK EXCHANGE COUNCIL

THE SECRETARY FOR FINANCIAL SERVICES, MR MICHAEL CARTLAND, ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THAT THE GOVERNMENT HAD APPOINTED MR LEE HON- CHIU TO THE COUNCIL OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE OF HONG KONG LTD. (SEHK).

MR LEE WILL REPLACE MR THOMAS CHEN TSENG-TAO WHOSE APPOINTMENT EXPIRES AFTER THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE IS HELD TODAY.

THE STRUCTURE OF THE STOCK EXCHANGE RULING COUNCIL WAS SUBSTANTIALLY REVAMPED IN LATE 1991 TO PROVIDE A BROADER REPRESENTATION FOR VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY.

IT NOW INCLUDES, INTER ALIA, 11 INDEPENDENT MEMBERS, INCLUDING TWO APPOINTED BY THE GOVERNOR WHILE THE REST ARE SELECTED AND APPOINTED BY THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

"AFTER CONSIDERING HIS EXPERIENCE IN BOTH THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTORS, THE GOVERNOR HAS DECIDED THAT MR LEE WILL BE A SUITABLE CANDIDATE TO REPRESENT THE INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE COUNCIL," MR CARTLAND SAID.

MR LEE'S APPOINTMENT IS FOR A PERIOD OF ABOUT TWO YEARS, FROM TOMORROW (OCTOBER 29) TO THE CONCLUSION OF THE SEHK ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING IN 1996.

"I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO ADD MY SINCERE THANKS TO MR THOMAS CHEN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE SEHK AND THE SECURITIES INDUSTRY IN MR CARTLAND SAID.

FOR HIS GENERAL,

TWO NEW MINIBUSES SERVE CENTRAL AND WESTERN DISTRICT

TWO NEW GREEN MINIBUS ROUTES PLYING BETWEEN WESTERN DISTRICT AND CENTRAL DISTRICT WILL START OPERATION ON SUNDAY (OCTOBER 30), THE TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCED.

ROUTE NO. 54 WILL TRAVEL VIA OLD POK FU LAM ROAD, MOUNT DAVIS ROAD, VICTORIA ROAD, BELCHER'S STREET, QUEEN'S ROAD WEST, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, PEDDER STREET, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL AND JUBILEE STREET.

IT WILL RUN BETWEEN 6.30 AM AND 11 PM FROM MONDAY TO SATURDAY AND BETWEEN 7 AM AND 11 PM ON SUNDAY AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AT 15 TO 20- MINUTE INTERVALS. THE FARE FOR EACH TRIP IS $5.5.

ANOTHER ROUTE, NO. 55, WILL TRAVEL VIA QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL ACCESS ROAD, POK FU LAM ROAD, THIRD STREET, WATER STREET, DES VOEUX ROAD WEST, CONNAUGHT ROAD WEST, CONNAUGHT ROAD CENTRAL, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, DES VOEUX ROAD CENTRAL, PEDDER STREET AND JUBILEE STREET.

IT WILL RUN FROM 6 AM TO 10.20 PM DAILY AT 15 TO 20-MINUTE INTERVALS. THE FARE FOR EACH TRIP IS $5.

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