CONFIDENTIAL STAFF IN CONFIDENCE
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MDHIAN 90
SIMULTANEOUS WITH THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY TAKING OVER THE MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL PUBLIC HOSPITAL SERVICES ON 1 DECEMBER 1991, THE HOSPITAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN RE- ORGANISED TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION OF CIVIL SERVANTS WORKING FOR THE HOSPITAL AUTHORITY:
(G) MR MARTIN LEWIS, JP, PRESENTLY DEPUTY SECRETARY CENVIRONMENT), PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS BRANCH, TO BE
POLICE ADMINISTRATION OFFICER.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON MR GRAHAM BARNES AND THE OTHER OFFICERS NAMED ABOVE ARE ANNEXED.'
2. I APOLOGISE FOR THE SHORTER THAN USUAL NOTICE WHICH IS DUE TO OUR BRINGING FORWARD THE ANNOUNCEMENT AS A RESULT OF A POSSIBLE
LEAK.
ANNEX
MR GRAHAM BARNES, CBE, JP
AGED 57, MR BARNES JOINED THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1958 AND ROSE TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN 1984. DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER, MR BARNES SERVED IN THE FORMER RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, LANDS BRANCH, ENVIRONMENT BRANCH AND HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. MORE RECENTLY HE WAS REGIONAL SECRETARY CHONG KONG AND KOWLOON), CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION FROM 1981 TO 1983, AND DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES FROM 1983 TO 1984. HE WAS SECRETARY FOR MUNICIPAL SERVICES FROM 1985 TO 1986, WHEN HE TOOK UP THE APPOINTMENT AS SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS, WHICH WAS RETITLED SECRETARY FOR PLANNING, ENVIRONMENT AND LANDS IN 1989.
MR ANTHONY G EASON, JP
AGED 53, MR EASON JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN 1962 AND WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1968. HE ROSE
TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE A IN 1991. DURING THE EARLY YEARS OF HIS CAREER, MR EASON SERVED IN THE FORMER NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION, ENVIRONMENT BRANCH AND HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. MORE RECENTLY HE WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR LANDS AND WORKS FROM 1981 TO 1986, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF INDUSTRY FROM 1986 TO 1987 AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE FROM 1987 TO 1989 WHEN HE TOOK UP HIS PRESENT APPOINTMENT