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The Governor addressed a lunchtime meeting of 200 members and guests of the Washington DC-based think tank, the Heritage Foundation.
He also had two television interviews
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with CNN and with the Public Broadcasting Service programme News Hour with Jim Lehrer - and an interview with National Public Radio.
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Tomorrow, Mr Patten will continue his round of appointments in the US
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Membership of Equal Opportunities Commission announced
The Governor has appointed Dr Fanny Cheung Mui-ching as the Chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) for a term of three years commencing May 20, 1996.
Sixteen other members have also been appointed to serve on the Commission for a two-year term with effect from the same day.
Under the Sex and Disability Discrimination Ordinances, the EOC is to eliminate discrimination and promote equal opportunities between women and men and persons with and without a disability.
The Commission will undertake public education and research programmes to promote equal opportunities in the community, handle complaints and encourage conciliation between parties in dispute, and provide assistance to aggrieved persons.
It may also issue codes of practice to provide practical guidance to the employment sector to facilitate compliance with the statutory requirements of the Ordinances.
Dr Cheung is currently the Dean of the Faculty of Social Science of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). She is fully conversant with issues relating to discrimination on the grounds of sex and disability in Hong Kong.
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