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CONFIDENTIAL STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
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MDHIAN 9630
CONFIDENTIAL
STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
FM HONG KONG
TO IMMEDIATE FCO
TELNO 146
OF 17090OZ JANUARY 92
HKA 431/1
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PERSONAL FOR RICKETTS, HKD FROM SHIPLEY, CSB.
1. FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE SHALL BE ANNOUNCING THE FOLLOWING SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS AND POSTINGS SET OUT BELOW AT 1800 HOURS LOCAL TIME TODAY, 17 JANUARY 1992:
''THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THE FOLLOWING SENIOR DIRECTORATE APPOINTMENTS AND POSTINGS WHICH WILL TAKE EFFECT BETWEEN FEBRUARY AND MAY:
(A) MR ANTHONY EASON, JP, AT PRESENT DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS, WILL SUCCEED MR GRAHAM BARNES, CBE, JP AS SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS IN APRIL 1992. MR BARNES IS RETIRING AFTER 33 YEARS' SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT:
(B) MR DOMINIC WONG SHING-WAH, JP, AT PRESENT POSTMASTER GENERAL, WILL SUCCEED MR LI YUET-TING, CBE, JP AS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION. MR LI IS RETIRING AFTER 31 YEARS' SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
(C) MR DARWIN CHEN, ISO, JP, PRESENTLY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR, TO BE DIRECTOR OF BUILDINGS AND LANDS. ON ASSUMING THIS OFFICE, ONE OF MR CHEN'S PRINCIPLE TASKS WILL BE TO CONSIDER HOW THE BUILDINGS AND LANDS DEPARTMENT MIGHT BE RE-ORGANISED INTO SEPARATE DEPARTMENTS:
(D) MR MIKE PAGLIARI, JP, PRESENTLY POLICE ADMINISTRATION OFFICER, TO BE POSTMASTER GENERAL:
(E) MRS KATHERINE FOK LO SHIU-CHING, JP PRESENTLY SECRETARY- GENERAL, STANDING COMMISSION ON CIVIL SERVICE SALARIES AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE, TO BE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR:
(F) MR KEITH SHIPLEY, CBE, JP, PRESENTLY DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE (APPOINTMENTS) WILL SUCCEED DR TERENCE CHAU TUEN- YIN AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
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