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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1974.
NEW HOUSING AUTHORITY SECRETARY NAMED ******
A PROFESSIONAL OFFICER HAS BEEN RECRUITED TO FILL THE POST OF SECRETARY, HOUSING AUTHORITY.
HE IS HR, BASIL J. WRATTEN, 54
HE WILL FORMALLY REPLACE MR. HAIDER BARMA, THE OUTGOING SECRETARY WHO IS BEING POSTED TO THE ECONOMIC BRANCH AS PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, FROM OCTOBER 14, 1974.
MR. WRATTEN IS A FELLOW OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION OF CHARTERED SURVEYORS AND AN ASSOCIATE OF THE INSTITUTE OF HOUSING MANAGERS.
HE HAS BEEN ENGAGED FOR MOST OF THE TIME IN HIS CAREER IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW TOWNS AND ESTATE MANAGEMENT.
PRIOR TO HIS APPOINTÈMENT, MR. WRATTEN WAS THE DIRECTOR OF TOWN DEVELOPMENT IN BASINGSTOKE, WHICH IS THE FASTEST GROWING TOWN IN ENGLAND.
BEFORE THAT HE WAS CITY ESTATES SURVEYOR, RESPONSIBLE FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF HOUSING ESTATES AND OTHER PROPERTIES OF THE CITY OF OXFORD.
EARLIER IN HIS CAREER HE WAS THE DEPUTY CHIEF ESTATE OFFICER IN STEVENAGE NEW TOWN WHERE HE WAS CONCERNED WITH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
MR. WRATTEN ARRIVED IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF LAST MONTH. HE IS MARRIED WITH A SON AND TWO DAUGHTERS.
NOTE TO EDITORS: COPIES OF A PHOTOGRAPH OF MR. B.J. WRATTEN ARE BOXED FOR COLLECTION LATER THIS EVENING.
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