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Appointment to Hong Kong Arts Development Council
The Government announced today (Tuesday) that Sir Joseph Hotung would resign from the Chairmanship of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC) with effect from July 1. Sir Joseph will be replaced by Mr Vincent Chow Wing-shing, the current Vice-Chairman of the Council.
Commenting on Sir Joseph's resignation, the Governor, the Rt Hon Christopher Patten, said he was sorry to see Sir. Joseph's departure from the Council but understood that he had to do so because of his personal commitments.
He was grateful to Sir Joseph for his guidance and leadership which transformed the Council over the past two and a half years from a Working Group, to a statutory body with its own Ordinance, he said.
A spokesman for the Broadcasting, Culture and Sport Branch said that Mr Chow was a member of the Urban Council from June 1, 1991, to March 31, 1995, and was the Chairman of the Chung Ying Theatre Company until recently.
He is a member of the General Committee of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Society and a member of the Council of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts.
Mr Darwin Chen, a member of ADC, will replace Mr Vincent Chow as Vice Chairman. A new member, Mrs Elim Pong Lau, will be appointed to fill the vacancy left by Mr Chen.
The three appointments will take effect from July 1 and last until December 31 next year.
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Asia maritime administrations forum held in Hong Kong
Maritime administrators from seven Asian countries together with Hong Kong representative are attending the Second Asian Shipping Forum in Hong Kong today (Tuesday).
The forum, following the first one held in Tokyo, Japan, last year, is to update each of the delegations on shipping policy development and to review such development in the United States and European Union and its effects on the participating countries and territories.
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