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DRAFT SPEECH BY HON HILTON CHEONG-LEEN, CBE, JP LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL 4.6.86

Antiquities and Monuments (Amendment) Bill 1986

sir,

I wish to support this Bill which, when adopted, will provide for an unofficial chairman to be appointed by the

Governor, rather than having the Secretary for Municipal Services or his representative, as is presently the case.

I also agree that the limitation on the number of

members which is currently a maximum number of 9 be removed

so as to allow for a wider range of expertise and representation to be on the Board.

In this regard, I would suggest that consideration be given to having a representative each from the Urban Council

and the Regional Council to be on the Board. This level of

representation would be beneficial to the Board as well as to

the community-at-large.

I look forward to hearing from the Administration

concerning this suggestion.

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