TNAG-0430-FCO40-495-Appointments-of-membership-of-Legislative-Council-of-Hong-Ko-1974 — Page 93

(C) MR. OSWALD CHEUNG, Q C (51). AN ACTIVE SUCCESSFUL MEMBER OF LEG. CO ( 4 YEARS). HE IS ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTED BARRISTERS IN HONG KONG AND EX-CHAIRMAN OF THE BAR SOCIETY. ON MANY PUBLIC

BODIES HE HAS PROVED HIS SOUND JUDGEMENT AND CAPACITY FOR HARD

WORK AND INDEPENDENCE OF MIND. AS A NEW TERRITORIES RESIDENT HE HAS A SPECIAL INTEREST IN THAT AREA. I WOULD VALUE HIS ADVICE ON GENERAL GROUNDS, AND ALSO TO INTRODUCE MORE SENSITIVITY INTO EX. CO. ON THE ACCEPTABILITY TO THE LEGAL WORLD OF PROPOSED LEGISLATION. HE IS AN EURASIAN, AND WITH THE RETIREMENT OF RODRIGUES IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE TO HAVE ONE MEMBER FROM THE

''THIRD COMMUNITY''.

LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL:

3. RETIRE:

(A) SAYER AND ANN (SEE 2 (A) AND (B) ABOVE). NEITHER COULD GIVE ENOUGH TIME TO CONTINUE AS MEMBERS OF BOTH BODIES. BOTH

ARE PEOPLE WHOSE ADVICE WILL BE MORE VALUABLE IN EX.CO.

LEG. CO.

(B) WILFRED WONG: ANXIOUS TO RETIRE.

MEMBER FOR 9 YEARS.

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THAN

(C) SZETO WAI: ALSO A MEMBER FOR 9 YEARS. HIS CONTRIBUTION IN EX. CO. IS BETTER THAT IN LEG. CO. TIME TO MAKE WAY FOR NEW BLOOD.

4. APPOINT :-

(A) DR. HARRY FANG (50) WITH THE RETIREMENT OF RODRIGUES I AM ANXIOUS TO HAVE A DOCTOR OF HIGH STANDING IN UMELCO, PARTICULARY IN VIEW OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE NEW EXPANSION PROGRAMMES FOR THE

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICES AND COMBATTING DRUG ADDICTION. HE

IS OUTSTANDING PROFESSIONALLY, AND ALSO IN HIS PUBLIC WORK FOR

THE HANDICAPPED.

(B) MR. JOHN BREMRIDGE (50) CHAIRMAN OF JOHN SWIRE AND SONS (FORMERLY BUTTERFIELD AND SWIRE). HE WOULD REPLACE MR. SAYER, HE IS THE SOUNDEST MOST LIBERAL, AND MOST OUTSPOKEN OF THE SENIOR EXPATRIATE COMMUNITY AND HIS ADVICE AND SUPPORT WOULD CARRY CONSIDERABLE WEIGHT. HE HAS DONE GOOD WORK IN THE TOURIST ASSOCIATION PUBLIC SERVICES COMMISSION. PORT COMMITTEE ETC. (C) MR. FRANCIS TIEN (57) TO REPLACE ANN. A SHANGHAINESE INDUSTRIALIST WHO HAS PLAYED A LEADING PART IN THE TEXTILE

ADVISORY BOARD, TRADE DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL, AND OTHER BODIES. VERY HARD-WORKING, EXPERIENCED AND WELL RESPECTED.

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