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HK-Guangdong Environmental Protection Liaison Group meets

The sixth meeting of the Hong Kong-Guangdong Environmental Protection Liaison Group will be held in Guangzhou on Monday and Tuesday (January 8 and 9).

The Hong Kong delegation will be led by the Secretary for Planning, Environment and Lands, Mr Bowen Leung, and the Guangdong delegation by the Director of Environmental Protection Bureau of Guangdong Province, Mr Wang Yinkun.

The meeting will discuss the work of the HK-Guangdong Environmental Protection Liaison Group in 1996 and the final report submitted by the Technical Sub- group on joint monitoring of Deep Bay.

Members will also be briefed on matters of mutual interest including water quality management in Deep Bay, environmental planning in the Pearl River Delta economic zone, Shenzhen's economic development and planning, the Air Pollution Index system in Hong Kong, the establishment of marine parks and designation of Mai Po and Inner Deep Bay as a RAMSAR site.

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New Southern District Officer

Mrs Erika Hui will assume the post of Southern District Officer on January 8 (Monday), replacing Ms Chang King-yiu.

Mrs Hui, aged 32, joined the Government as an administrative officer in 1985 and was promoted to senior administrative officer in April 1992.

She has worked in the Education and Manpower Branch, Health and Welfare Branch, OMELCO, Monetary Affairs Branch and Financial Services Branch. Her last posting was Principal Assistant Secretary with the Home Affairs Branch.

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