CONFIDENTIAL
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Mr CHAU Tak-hay, JP
Aged 43.
Joined the civil service in July
1967. He has served for the majority of his career
in the former Commerce and Industry, and Trade
Industry and Customs Departments, where he became a
Deputy Commissioner in July 1979. He transferred
as an Administrative Officer Staff Grade B in July
1982 while posted to Geneva as Counsellor (Hong Kong
Affairs). Following his return from Geneva in 1984
he served first as Deputy Secretary (Health and Welfare)
and since November 1985 has been Deputy Regional
Secretary (Hong Kong and Kowloon).