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On 1st April 1980 the Honourable Sir Y.K. Kan, G.B.E., J.P. handed over the Chairmanship of the Standing Commission to the Honourable Sir S.Y. Chung, C.B.E., J.P. Otherwise membership of the Commission remained unchanged and a full list is in Appendix II. We should like to take this opportunity to record our appreciation of Sir Y.K. Kan's outstanding leadership during the demanding first fifteen months of the Commission's existence.

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On 12th September 1980, Mr. P.B. Williams, O.B.E., the first Secretary-General, left the Commission and was succeeded by Mr. J.W. Chambers, J.P. We should like to express our appreciation of Mr. Williams' services during the past twenty months. His outstanding effort in setting up the Commission Secretariat and his valuable support to the Commission have contributed in no small measure to the orderly completion of our work to-date.