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Appointments to financial services bodies announced

The Financial Secretary has appointed two bankers and an actuary to three financial services bodies.

A spokesman for the Financial Services Branch announced today (Friday) that -

Mr David Wong has been appointed as a member of the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Advisory Committee;

Mr Stuart Leckie as a director of the Hong Kong Securities Clearing Co Ltd (HKSCC); and

Mr Anthony Yuen as Deputy Chairman of the Arbitration Panel established under the Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading Ordinance.

Mr Wong, a banker, replaces Mr Henry Fan who has become a non-executive director of the SFC. Mr Wong's appointment is for a period of two years from November 28, 1995.

Mr Leckie, an actuary, is re-appointed to the board of the HKSCC from November 28, 1995 to the date of the 1996 Annual General Meeting of the HKSCC.

Mr Yuen, a banker and a serving member of the Arbitration Panel, replaces Mr Chris Pavlou who has resigned following his recent transfer to Tokyo. Mr Yuen's appointment as Deputy Chairman of the Arbitration Panel is for the period between November 28, 1995 and December 27, 1996.

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