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Mr TH Chau welcomes appointment

Commenting on his appointment as Secretary for Recreation and Culture in November this year, Mr T H Chau said today (Tuesday) that he very much welcomed the change as well as the challenges which his new assignment would bring.

Mr Chau is at present in Geneva on official business related to the World Trade Organisation.

"November is an appropriate time for the change. By then, I will have participated in this year's three Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) Ministerial Meetings, scheduled to be held in September in Adelaide, Australia, in October in Beijing and in November in Osaka," Mr Chau said.

"These meetings, culminating in the 1995 APEC Economic Leaders Meeting to be held in November in Osaka and at which Hong Kong will be represented by our new Financial Secretary. Mr Donald Tsang, will bring to a close this year's APEC activities, which are of great importance to Hong Kong," Mr Chau added.

"I have spent a most interesting, exciting and rewarding four years as Secretary for Trade and Industry. I greatly look forward to taking up my new responsibilities in November and to an equally rewarding involvement in the cultural life of the people of Hong Kong," Mr Chau commented.

End/Tuesday, April 11. 1995

Disability Discrimination Bill approved

The Governor-in-Council has approved the Disability Discrimination Bill which is scheduled to be introduced into the Legislative Council on May 3.

Speaking at a press conference this (Tuesday) afternoon, the acting Secretary for Health and Welfare, Mr Bob Wilson, said this marked another important milestone in working towards the Government's objective of integrating people with a disability into the community.