RAS-1994 — Page 5

The Hong Kong Branch

of the

Royal Asiatic Society

Patron:

Christopher Patten Governor of Hong Kong

The Council, 1994

President:

D.A. Gilkes, M.A., C.A., J.P.

Vice-Presidents:

Carl T. Smith, B.A., M. Div. Elizabeth Sinn, B.A. M.Phil., Ph.D.

Hon. Secretary:

David St. Maur Sheil

Hon. Treasurer:

Robert Nield, F.C.A., F.H.K.S.A.

Hon. Editor:

P.H. Hase B.A., Ph.D.

Hon. Librarian:

Y.C. Wan

Councillors:

Phillip Bruce

Michael Lau, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.A., Ph.D. A.K.K. Siu, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

Anita Wilson, M.A.

D.D. Waters, I.S.O., M.Phil., Ph.D., Dip.IET., F.C.I.O.B., F.B.I.M. Joseph S.P. Ting, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D. Peter Leeds

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The Hong Kong Branch
of the
Royal Asiatic Society

Patron:
Christopher Patten Governor of Hong Kong

The Council, 1994

President:
D.A. Gilkes, M.A., C.A., J.P.

Vice-Presidents:
Carl T. Smith, B.A., M. Div.
Elizabeth Sinn, B.A. M.Phil., Ph.D.

Hon. Secretary:
David St. Maur Sheil

Hon. Treasurer:
Robert Nield, F.C.A., F.H.K.S.A.

Hon. Editor:
P.H. Hase B.A., Ph.D.

Hon. Librarian:
Y.C. Wan

Councillors:
Phillip Bruce
Michael Lau, B.A., Dip.Ed., M.A., Ph.D.
A.K.K. Siu, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Anita Wilson, M.A.
D.D. Waters, I.S.O., M.Phil., Ph.D., Dip.IET., F.C.I.O.B., F.B.I.M.
Joseph S.P. Ting, B.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
Peter Leeds

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