TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1978
CIVIL SERVICE PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
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ELEVEN TOP-LEVEL CIVIL SERVICE PROMOTIONS IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE GRADE WERE ANNOUNCED BY THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT TODAY.
THE COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR AND MINES, MR. NEIL HENDERSON- THE SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, MR. E.P. HO AND THE DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY, MR. HENRY CHING, ARE ALL PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE 'A'.
MR. HENDERSON, 49, JOINED THE GOVERNMENT IN 1962 AFTER SERVING IN KENYA. HE SERVED IN VARIOUS BRANCHES OF THE SECRETARIAT FOR 12 YEARS BEFORE MOVING TO THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT IN 1974 WHERE HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR. HE HAS BEEN COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR SINCE APRIL THIS YEAR.
MR. HO, 50, JOINED GOVERNMENT IN 1954. HE HAS SERVED IN THE THEN SECRETARIAT FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS, THE COUNCILS BRANCH, THE FINANCE BRANCH, THE THEN RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT, THE THEN COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT. HE WAS APPOINTED SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES IN APRIL 1977, AFTER HAVING PREVIOUSLY BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.
MR. CHING, 44, JOINED THE GOVERNMENT IN 1961. HE SERVED IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT, THE SECRETARIAT, THE THEN RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT BEFORE BEING APPOINTED DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY IN JULY 1976.
THE SECRETARIAT HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THE PROMOTIONS OF EIGHT OFFICERS TO THE RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE 'B'.
THEY ARE: MR. STEUART WEBB-JOHNSON, 45, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S LONDON OFFICE- MR. JOHN YAXLEY, 41, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY MR. YEUNG KAI-YIN, 37, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT FINANCIAL SECRETARY- MR. CHRISTOPHER WONG KIM-KAM, 36, DEPUTY DIRECTOR, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT- MR. PATRICK WILLIAMSON, 37, ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY, UMELCO- MRS. ANSON CHAN, PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY, SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH- MR. HUGH ARDLEY, 49, DEPUTY SECRETARY, ADMINISTRATION BRANCH- AND DR. RICHARD BUTLER, 44, DEPUTY SECRETARY, ENVIRONMENT BRANCH.
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