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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975

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APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN AND LENDERS OF THE BOARD

OF THE MASS TRANSIT FATEWAY CORPORATION

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED TODAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1975, AS THE DAY ON WHICH THE MASS TRANSIT RAHUAY CORPORATION ORDINANCE 1975 IS TO COME INTO OPERATION.

THE ORDINANCE ESTADLISHES THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY CORPORATION FOR THE PULPOSE OF CONSTRUCTING AND OPERATING THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY IN HONG KONG. THE CORPORATIOD VILL REPLACE THE EXISTING HASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PROVISIONAL AUTHORITY.

THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR. N.S. TLOMPSON AS CHAIPMAN OF THE BOARD OF TLE MASS TRANSIT RAH WAY COLPORATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS FROM SEPTEMBER 26, 1975, 13, TIJA SOL MAS, PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL IN HONG KONG IN OCTODER 1074, PANALING DIRECTOR OF THE GUNARD STEAMSHIP COMPANY LTD. SIDE DIS ARRIVAL HERE HE HAS HEADED THE MASS TRANSIT RAILWAY PLOVISIONAL AUTHORITY SECRETARIAT.

THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF THE COPORATION, WHEN APPOINTED BY THE BOARD, WILL DECOME AUTOMATH MLY A HEHLER OF THE DOARD.

THE GOVERNOR HAS ALSO APPO'MITED THE FOLLOWING

PEI SONS

AS MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE OLPORATION FOR THE PERIOD SEPTEMBER 26, 1975 TO APRIL 30, 1977 ↑

SIR YIET-KEUNG KAN, MR. G. WALD CHERUNG,

MR. M.G.R. SANDLERG,

MR. Y.K. PAO,

THE FOLLOWING PUBLIC OFFICERS ARE APPOINTED AS MEMBELS OF THE BOARD 'F THE MTR CORPORATION WITH EFFECT FROM SEPTEMBR. 26, 1975:

THE DIRECTOR CF PUBLIC WORKS, AND MR. D.V.A. BLYE.

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