An exploratory meeting was held in the Merchant Service Club

on 28 November 1984.

The first Branch Committee Meeting was held on 04 December 1984 in the boardroom, Indo China Steam Navigation Co Ltd, at which the following were present:-
Chairman - G A Marchant - Director Indo China SNCo
Secretary - N J Lopez - Senior Lecturer - HKPoly
Treasurer - N J Lane - Ops Mgr Indo China SNCo
S M Chang
I Dale
R Kent
A M Moore
C Y Tong
& P Wyatt

Application under the Societies Ordinance for registration of the branch was made on 06 December 1984

The first full meeting of the Branch was to be held on 22 January 1985

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