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THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1982
GOVERNOR HOLDS TALKS IN LONDON
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THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE, HAS BEEN ENGAGED THIS WEEK IN A SERIES OF CONSULTATIONS IN LONDON ON CURRENT HONG KONG ISSUES INCLUDING PREPARATIONS FOR THE PRIME MINISTER'S VISIT. DURING THESE CONSULTATIONS HE HAS SEEN THE PRIME MINISTER, MRS MARGARET THATCHER, THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, MR FRANCIS PYM, AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS, LORD BELSTEAD,
LORD BELSTEAD, HE WILL ARRIVE BACK IN HONG KONG ON MONDAY (AUGUST 2).
RETIREMENT OF AUDIT DIRECTOR
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THE DIRECTOR OF AUDIT, MR G.E. LYTH, WILL BE RETIRING FROM HIS PRESENT POST IN AUGUST THIS YEAR.
HE WILL BE SUCCEEDED BY THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AUDIT,
MR N.B. STALKER.
MR LYTH HAS SERVED IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT FOR 21 YEARS, HAVING COME TO HONG KONG IN 1961, AFTER SERVICE IN BOTH MALAYSIA AND KENYA,
PRIOR TO THAT, HE WORKED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM CIVIL SERVICE, AND SERVED AS A MAJOR IN THE MIDDLE EAST DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.
MR LYTH WAS APPOINTED AN OFFICIAL JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN 1969 AND AN OFFICER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE IN 1977.
MR STALKER IS 53. HE JOINED THE COLONIAL AUDIT SERVICE IN 1951, AND SERVED IN A NUMBER OF AUDIT POSTS BEFORE BEING POSTED TO HONG KONG AS SENIOR AUDITOR IN 1968. HE WAS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL AUDITOR IN 1971, ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AUDIT IN 1979, AND TO HIS PRESENT POST IN 1980.
MR STALKER HAS ACTED AS DIRECTOR ON MANY OCCASIONS.
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