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TAM YIU-CHUNG

Age: 44

Native of: Weiyang, Guangdong Bio-data:

Vice-President of the HK Federation of Trade Unions (FTU); Legislative Councillor; a member of the Department Store Workers Association in 1968, became vice-president of the FTU in 1982; took an adult education course in Australia the same year and completed a course on labour union organisation at the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1985. Appointed as BLDC member and cleared as Legco member that year.

REGIONAL ORGANISATIONS AND FORMER POLITICIANS

WILFRED WONG

Age: 41

Bio-data:

CHAN WAH-SHEK Age: 63

Bio-data:

Vice-Director of Ka Wah Group; born in HK; a graduate of HKU in 1975; former administrative officer of the HK Government; was involved in the preparation of the Rehabilitation White Paper, formerly Tuen Mun DO and Kwun Tong DO. Took part in the pilot scheme on district administration and assisted in the production of a report on local opinion on the JD. Served as Deputy Secretary for the Civil Service and Deputy Director-General of Industry. Mr Wong was one of the two senior Government officials on the BLCC.

Former Commissioner of Correctional Services; vice- president of the HK Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society; General Manager of New World Security Company.

SIR DAVID AKERS-JONES Age: 65

Nationality: British Bio-data:

Former Chief Secretary of the HK Government; had once acted as Covernor and heen chairman of the Housing Authority until his recent resignation; an udviser to the Business and Professional Federation; has been in IK for 35 years and had served for long periods in the New Territories Administration during his career in the IK Government.