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(b) SIR S.Y. CHUNG'S VALEDICTORY

as this was the last meeting

The Governor said that as

of the Council which he would chair in

he would chair in the presence of

Sir S.Y. Chung as a Member, he wished to pay warm tribute

to Sir S.Y.'s immense contribution to Hong Kong. Sir

S.Y. Chung had been a Member of the Council for 16 years

and its Senior Member for eight years. He had served in

LegCo for ten years,

ten years, including four years as a Senior

Member. Throughout these years, he had worked to Hong

Kong with extraordinary dedication and devotion. The

Council would particularly wish to pay tribute to Sir

S.Y. Chung's courage, work and leadership during the

difficult time when the future

future of Hong Kong was being

negotiated. This achievement had earned Sir S.Y. high

esteem both inside and outside Hong Kong.

The Governor said that he was very sorry indeed to

lose Sir S.Y. Chung as a Senior Member of the Council.

However, he was very glad that Sir S.Y. would continue to

serve Hong Kong after his retirement as Chairman of the

Provisional Hospital Authority. As with other difficult

tasks undertaken by Sir S.Y., the Governor was sure that

he would carry this one through to a successful

conclusion.

Sir S.Y. Chung said that it had been a privilege and

an honour to have served Hong Kong for 23 years on the

two Councils.