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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1981
MR BRAY WILL THUS ASSUME POLICY RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE IN LONDON, THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG AND CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE TELEVISION AND ENTERTAINMENT LICENSING AUTHORITY. POLICY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE GOVERNMENT'S RELATIONS WITH THE MEDIA WILL THUS CONTINUE TO BE EXERCISED AT SECRETARY LEVEL. THE POSITION OF RTHK AS A DEPARTMENT AND WITH EDITORIAL INDEPENDENCE, WILL NOT BE CHANGED.
THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION, MR ALAN SCOTT, AFTER HAND ING OVER THE DUTIES OF SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION TO MR BRAY ON DECEMBER 1, WILL BEGIN FAMILIAR ISING HIMSELF WITH TRANSPORT MATTERS PREPARATORY TO TAKING OVER AS SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT ON JANUARY 1, 1982.
MR DEREK JONES, AT PRESENT SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT, WILL AFTER A FAMILIAR ISATION PERIOD BE POSTED TO BRUSSELS AS THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT'S MINISTER FOR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS LATER IN 1982. HE WILL TAKE OVER FROM MR CLAUDE BURGESS, WHO HAS HELD THE APPOINTMENT SINCE 1974.
THE REORGANISATION OF THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND THE NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN STAGES TO BE COMPLETED BY APRIL 1, 1982. SOME OF THE MAIN CHANGES HOWEVER WILL TAKE PLACE ON DECEMBER 1, INCLUDING MOVING THE HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT TO THE CHARGE OF THE SECRETARY FOR CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THE DUTIES OF THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS ARE BEING EXAMINED FOLLOWING THE TRANSFER OF THE SUBJECT OF ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS TO THE SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.
THE GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN ALSO SAID THAT MR A.K. CHUI, AT PRESENT DEPUTY SECRETARY (NEW TERRITORIES), HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO BE DIRECTOR, CITY SERVICES IN THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
NOTE TO EDITORS:
FOLLOWING ARE DETAILS OF RECENT POSTINGS OF THE OFFICERS INVOLVED IN THE REORGANISATION :
(A) MR BRAY WAS SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS 1973-1977 WHEN HE BECAME HONG KONG GOVERNMENT COMMISSIONER IN LONDON. HE RETURNED IN 1980 TO THE POST OF SECRETARY FOR HOME AFFAIRS.
(B) MR AKERS-JONES HAS BEEN SECRETARY FOR THE NEW
TERRITORIES SINCE 1973.
(c) MR SCOTT HAS BEEN SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION SINCE
1980- BEFORE THAT HE WAS SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE 1973-1977 AND SECRETARY FOR HOUSING
1977-80.
(D) MK DEK