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MBE
Mr Gilbert LOUIE Yum-tao
Mr Louie joined the Hong Kong Government as a Clerk in 1949 and was appointed as an Interpreter/Translater II in 1956. In 1957 he spent a year in Paris furthering his studies in French and English. He was promoted through the ranks to Chief Chinese Language Officer in 1976 and has served in the Police Force, Resettlement Department, the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs and now Home Affairs Department. In 1972, a Chinese Language Division was set up within the Home Affairs Department
to improve and upgrade the use of Chinese in official documents and he was one of the pioneer workers. He has been responsible for the translation of many important and major policy papers
and documents.
MBE
Mr Alec Taylor
Mr Taylor joined the British Post Office in 1937 as a messenger, served with the Royal Air Force 1943-48 and rejoined the British Post Office on demobilisation. He left a year later to join the East African Post Office as a Postmaster. He gained a number of promotions during his service and,having specialised in postal accounts, was appointed Computer Manager in 1965.
In
1972 he joined the Hong Kong Government as a Senior Controller of Posts in the Post Office and was promoted to Chief Controller of Posts in 1977. He has managed the Accounts and Finance Branch of the Hong Kong Post Office for over 9 years.
MBE
Mr Frederick Thomas Teague
In 1979 a dramatic increase in the number of illegal immigrants attempting to enter Hong Kong demanded the introduction of new measures, including the urgent construction of a border fence. The task of coordinating this major project was given to Mr Teague of the Highways Office of the Public Works
to The problem confronting him was formidable: Department. build an 18 foot wire linked fence surmounted by coils of barbed wire along the 22 miles of the land frontier as quickly as possible. A road had to be built, the whole length of the
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