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He was Deputy Secretary for Financial Services (formerly Deputy Secretary for Monetary Affairs) from 1990 to 1995. He took up his present position as Deputy Director-General of Trade in May 1995.

Mr Leung Ming-yin. Laurence, OBE, JP

Aged 55. Mr Leung joined the Government as an Immigration Sub-Inspector in 1965. Rising through the ranks, he became Deputy Director of Immigration in 1987 and was appointed Director of Immigration in 1989. Mr Leung has proceeded on pre- retirement leave earlier. He was awarded an OBE in 1992.

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Financial penalty imposed on CMB

The Governor-in-Council today (Tuesday) decided to impose a financial penalty of $8,000 on China Motor Bus (CMB) for its failure to operate Route 15 between Central and the Peak on September 8 last year in accordance with the directions of the Commissioner for Transport.

On that evening - the eve of Mid Autumn Festival CMB failed to operate 40 per cent of the scheduled trips after 8.15 pm, including the last two trips from the Peak, resulting in some 200 passengers being stranded on the Peak during the early hours of September 9.

The financial penalty was imposed in accordance with section 22 of the Public Bus Services Ordinance.

Before putting the case to the Executive Council, the Commissioner for Transport, Mrs Lily Yam, had carefully considered representations made by CMB and was satisfied that the Company had had a reasonable opportunity to comply with the schedule of service in respect of Route 15 but had failed to do so.

Having regard to the seriousness of the incident, the Commissioner recommended to the Governor-in-Council that a financial penalty should be imposed.