FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1979
GOVERNMENT PROMOTIONS ANNOUNCED
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE PROMOTION OF MR. BRIAN WILSON, MR. MARTIN ROWLANDS, MR. ERIC HO AND MR. HENRY CHING TO THE SUBSTANTIVE RANK OF SECRETARY WITH EFFECT FROM OCTOBER 1, 1979.
MR. WILSON, 55, IS NOW DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES.
HE JOINED
THE HONG KONG ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN 1949 AND HAS WORKED IN SIX GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND THE DEFENCE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. HE BECAME COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IN 1971 AND WAS APPOINTED TO HIS PRESENT POST IN 1975.
MR. ROWLANDS, 54, WAS MADE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1978. HE CAME TO HONG KONG IN 1952 AND HAS WORKED IN THE RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CIVIL AID SERVICES, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT BEFORE HIS APPOINTMENT AS DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION IN 1974.
MR. HO, 51, HAS BEEN SECRETARY FOR THE SOCIAL SERVICES SINCE 1977. HE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN THE INLAND REVENUE DEPARTMENT IN 1954 AND BECAME AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1957. HE HAS WORKED IN THE RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, AGRICULTURE AND FISHER IES DEPARTMENT, COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT AND THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT. HE BECAME DIRECTOR OF HOME AFFAIRS IN 1973.
MR. CHING, 45, IS NOW DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY. HE WAS APPOINTED ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1961 AND HAS WORKED IN THE LABOUR DEPARTMENT. RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, FINANCE BRANCH AND SOCIAL SERVICES BRANCH. HE HAS BEEN DEPUTY FINANCIAL SECRETARY SINCE 1976.
HK-US TEXTILE TALKS ADJOURNED
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TALKS BETWEEN THE HONG KONG AND UNITED STATES DELEGATIONS ON THE HONG KONG/US TEXTILE AGREEMENT WERE ADJOURNED TODAY (FRIDAY) AFTER FIVE DAYS OF DISCUSSIONS.
THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR, PETER TSAO SAID +1 CANNOT COMMENT ON THE DISCUSSIONS TO DATE, AS WE SHALL BE MEETING AGAIN IN LATE OCTOBER AT A VENUE WHICH HAS YET TO BE DECIDED.+
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