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Though Hong Kong would truly have achieved first world status in the provision of social welfare, Mr Strachan stressed: "we must not then stop and be complacent."

End/Tuesday, November 14, 1995

Law Officer (International Law) appointed

The Attorney General, Mr Jeremy Mathews, today (Tuesday) announced the appointment of Mr David John Little as Law Officer to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Mr David Edwards in the International Law Division of the Legal Department. Mr Little is currently Chief Counsel in the Securities and Futures Commission. He is expected to take up his new appointment in mid-February 1996.

Mr Little worked in Legal Department from 1975 to 1990. He held various posts in the department, reaching the rank of Principal Crown Counsel. He worked as Deputy Law Officer (International Law) from 1987 to 1990.

Mr Little is married with three sons.

End/Tuesday, November 14, 1995

Over 6,200 agreements lodged with Land Registry in October

A total of 6,265 sale and purchase agreements for building units, which include both residential and non-residential properties, were lodged with the Land Registry last month (October 1995).

The figure represents a decrease of 3.7 per cent from that of September 1995 and a 18.1 per cent decrease compared with October last year.