HONG KONG URBAN COUNCIL
FAREWELL TO MR. D. J. R. BLAKER AND
MR. WOO PO-SHING.
CHAIRMAN: --Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last public meeting to be attended by two of our Members, Mr. BLAKER and Mr. Woo Po-shing, who unfortunately had to leave us. Mr. BLAKER has tendered his resignation with effect from the 25th of this month because of other commitments, while Mr. Woo Po-shing has decided not to stand for re-election when his term of office expires on the 31st of this month.
MR. BLAKER was first appointed to the Council on 31st March, 1967. In his time, he has served on many select committees, and is at present a member of the Environmental Hygiene, Hawker Policy, Library, Local Administration, Recreation and Amenities and Resettlement Policy Select Committees, and is Chairman of the Museum and Art Gallery Select Committee. Mr. BLAKER will probably be best remembered by the Council and by the public for his efforts to obtain for Hong Kong a well-situated museum of which we could all be proud.
MR. Woo was first elected to the Council in July 1967. He is, at present, a member of the Food and Food Premises, Hawker Policy, Markets, Recreation and Amenities and Resettlement Policy Select Committees, and is Chairman of the Standing Orders and Procedure Select Committee.
I would like to thank both Mr. BLAKER and Mr. Woo very sincerely for their contribution to the Council and, in turn, to the people of Hong Kong. I know I speak for all of us here when I say that we shall miss them as colleagues and friends, and we wish them, their wives and families the very best in the future.
I cannot anticipate the result of tomorrow's election, so we will have to wait and see who the people of Hong Kong choose to replace Mr. Woo. I am, however, able to inform Members that His Excellency the Governor intends to appoint Mr. John MACKENZIE to replace Mr. BLAKER. As Members will know, Mr. MACKENZIE is the Managing Director of Davie, Boag & Co. Ltd., and I have no doubt that he will prove as lively and as effective as Mr. BLAKER.
As I have said, I cannot anticipate tomorrow's election. I only hope that it will be a successful election and I wish all Members standing the best of luck. (Applause).
MR. B. A. BERNACCHI :-On behalf of the Unofficials, I would like to say farewell to Mr. BLAKER who, although I have not always agreed with him, has been a most lively Member of the Council and contributed so much to the work of the Council, as you say, especially on the Museum site. I appreciate that he is resigning because of absence from Hong Kong, but I sincerely hope that in another day he may find that his commitments permit him to again take up public service. (Applause).
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Hong Kong, but I sincerely hope that in another day he may find that his commitments permit him to again take up public service. (Applause).
MR. A. de O. SALES: -The Appointed Members would like to endorse whole-heartedly your good wishes extended to our colleagues who will be standing for re-election tomorrow. We have developed in this Council a very fine spirit of co-operation and of friendship; whether we agree or not on matters of policy and practice, we should disagree honestly and express our opinions courteously, as we all do at all times; hence there is this great spirit of co-operation, working together for the good of the people of Hong Kong, so we would like to join you, Mr. Chairman, in extending our best wishes to all our colleagues who are standing for re-election tomorrow. I would like on a passing note to suggest after the elections are over that they help the department to clear the mess which the posters and other papers will create. (Laughter). In point of fact I enquired from the Commissioner of Registration, who is the Returning Officer, whether he had a subvention for this purpose and he said that he had not, anyway it was not his fault, but the Urban Council's fault, and so the Urban Council should really do the cleaning. I trust that our colleagues will extend to your department every help in that endeavour. (Laughter).
Now, Mr. Woo Po-shing is leaving us, Sir. He has worked with us in this Council and with some of us on the 1969 Festival of Hong Kong where he certainly did us proud. We realize that because of indifferent health and pressure of business he has to stand down. We join you to wish Mr. and Mrs. Woo abundant happiness and success in the years ahead.
As for Mr. John BLAKER, he is not really retiring from the Urban Council. The Appointed Members have been so impressed by the strong connections between Elected Members and London that we have decided to put our own man there, so Mr. John BLAKER is going to be our representative in London (Laughter) and I would like to wish him every success in that sphere of activity. (Applause).
MR. BERNACCHI:-Mr. Chairman, I am sorry to rise again, but I think my wires have got slightly mixed. I was proposing to say farewell to John, and Mr. SALES says farewell to P.S. on behalf of all the un-officials, not only on behalf of the Appointed Members.
MR. SALES: --Mr. Chairman, I was not properly briefed. (Laughter).
MR. PETER C. K. CHAN:--I would like to make one remark on behalf of myself. As a very junior Member of this Council, at the time of my assuming this seat I owe Mr. P. S. Woo a lot because, although he was only a little bit senior, he showed me around, he taught me a lot about the Council's function, although he is a different party. This
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FAREWELL TO MR. D. J. R. BLAKER AND
MR. WOO PO-SHING.
CHAIRMAN: --Ladies and gentlemen, this is the last public meeting to be attended by two of our Members, Mr. BLAKER and Mr. Woo Mr. BLAKER has tendered Po-shing, who unfortunately had to leave us. his resignation with effect from the 25th of this month because of other commitments, while Mr. Woo Po-shing has decided not to stand for re-election when his term of office expires on the 31st of this month.
MR. BLAKER was first appointed to the Council on 31st March, 1967. In his time, he has served on many select committees, and is at present a member of the Environmental Hygiene, Hawker Policy, Library, Local Administration, Recreation and Amenities and Resettlement Policy Select Committees, and is Chairman of the Museum and Art Gallery Select Committee. Mr. BLAKER will probably be best remembered by the Council and by the public for his efforts to obtain for Hong Kong a well-situated museum of which we could all be proud.
MR. Woo was first elected to the Council in July 1967. He is, at present, a member of the Food and Food Premises, Hawker Policy, Markets, Recreation and Amenities and Resettlement Policy Select Committees, and is Chairman of the Standing Orders and Procedure Select Committee.
I would like to thank both Mr. BLAKER and Mr. Woo very sincerely for their contribution to the Council and, in turn, to the people of Hong Kong. I know I speak for all of us here when I say that we shall miss them as colleagues and friends, and we wish them, their wives and families the very best in the future.
I cannot anticipate the result of tomorrow's election, so we will have to wait and see who the people of Hong Kong choose to replace Mr. Woo. I am, however, able to inform Members that His Excellency the Governor intends to appoint Mr. John MACKENZIE to replace Mr. BLAKER. As Members will know, Mr. MACKENZIE is the Managing Director of Davie, Boag & Co. Ltd., and I have no doubt that he will prove as lively and as effective as Mr. BLAKER.
As I have said, I cannot anticipate tomorrow's election. I only hope that it will be a successful election and I wish all Members stand- ing the best of luck. (Applause).
MR. B. A. BERNACCHI :-On behalf of the Unofficials, I would like to say farewell to Mr. BLAKER who, although I have not always agreed with him, has been a most lively Member of the Council and contribut- ed so much to the work of the Council, as you say, especially on the Museum site. I appreciate that he is resigning because of absence from
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Hong Kong, but I sincerely hope that in another day he may find that his commitments permit him to again take up public service. (Applause).
MR. A. de O. SALES: -The Appointed Members would like to endorse whole-heartedly your good wishes extended to our colleagues who will be standing for re-election tomorrow. We have developed in this Council a very fine spirit of co-operation and of friendship; whether we agree or not on matters of policy and practice, we should disagree honestly and express our opinions courteously, as we all do at all times; hence there is this great spirit of co-operation, working together for the good of the people of Hong Kong, so we would like to join you, Mr. Chairman, in extending our best wishes to all our colleagues who are standing for re-election tomorrow. I would like on a passing note to suggest after the elections are over that they help the department to clear the mess which the posters and other papers will create. (Laughter). In point of fact I enquired from the Commissioner of Registration, who is the Returning Officer, whether he had a subvention for this purpose and he said that he had not, anyway it was not his fault, but the Urban Council's fault, and so the Urban Council should really do the cleaning. I trust that our colleagues will extend to your department every help in that endeavour. (Laughter).
Now, Mr. Woo Po-shing is leaving us, Sir. He has worked with us in this Council and with some of us on the 1969 Festival of Hong Kong where he certainly did us proud. We realize that because of indifferent health and pressure of business he has to stand down. We join you to wish Mr. and Mrs. Woo abundant happiness and success in the years ahead.
As for Mr. John BLAKER, he is not really retiring from the Urban Council. The Appointed Members have been so impressed by the strong connections between Elected Members and London that we have decided to put our own man there, so Mr. John BLAKER is going to be our representative in London (Laughter) and I would like to wish him every success in that sphere of activity. (Applause).
MR. BERNACCHI:-Mr. Chairman, I am sorry to rise again, but I think my wires have got slightly mixed. I was proposing to say farewell to John, and Mr. SALES says farewell to P.S. on behalf of all the un- officials, not only on behalf of the Appointed Members.
MR. SALES: --Mr. Chairman, I was not properly briefed. (Laughter).
MR. PETER C. K. CHAN:--I would like to make one remark on behalf of myself. As a very junior Member of this Council, at the time of my assuming this seat I owe Mr. P. S. Woo a lot because, although he was only a little bit senior, he showed me around, he taught me a lot about the Council's function, although he is a different party. This
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