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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1982
NEW DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES
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THE FORMER DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, MR JOHN HEYWOOD TODAY SUCCEEDED MR JIMMY SWEETMAN AS DIRECTOR OF NEW TERRITORIES SERVICES.
MR HEYWOOD, WHO JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN NOVEMBER 1951, HAS BEEN WITH SEVERAL GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS, INCLUDING THE TREASURY, AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES, THE THEN NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AND URBAN COUNCIL.
HE WAS APPOINTED SECRETARY OF THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN AUGUST 1968 AND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN MAY 1972.
MR HEYWOOD BECAME ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, STAFF GRADE C IN 1973 AND WAS SECONDED TO THE INDEPENDENT COMMISSION AGAINST CORRUPTION IN 1974.
HE SERVED BRIEFLY AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (ADMINISTRATION) OF THE THEN TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOM DEPARTMENT IN 1977 AND AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR (OPERATION) IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT FROM JANUARY 1978 TO JANUARY 1981 WHEN HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE SECURITY BRANCH AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY.
IN ADDITION, MR HEYWOOD WAS THE COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS) FROM OCTOBER 1973 TO APRIL 1976, THE ONLY VOLUNTEER TO HAVE COMMANDED THE REGIMENT SINCE 1949. HE WAS AWARDED THE EFFICIENCY DECORATION IN 1966 AND THE OBE (MILITARY) IN JANUARY 1976.
PRINCESS ALEXANDRA LEAVES ON VISIT TO THAILAND
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HER ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCESS ALEXANDRA AND THE HONOURABLE ANGUS OGILVY LEFT HONG KONG BY AIR THIS AFTERNOON FOR THAILAND.
THEY WERE SEEN OFF AT THE AIRPORT BY THE GOVERNOR, SIR EDWARD YOUDE AND LADY YOUDE.
AT THE AIRPORT TO BID THEM FAREWELL WERE THE CHIEF SECRETARY, SIR PHILIP HADDON-CAVE: THE ACTING COMMANDER BRITISH FORCES, BRIGADIER R.J. HODGES AND MRS HODGES; THE ACTING CONSUL-GENERAL OF THAILAND, MR VICHA! VANNAS IN AND MRS VANNAS IN, AND MR P.T. MOOR, ACTING COMMISSIONER OF POLICE AND MRS MOOR.
HER ROYAL HIGHNESS AND MR OGILVY HAD SPENT FOUR DAYS IN HONG KONG, STAYING PRIVATELY AT FANL ING LODGE AS GUESTS OF THE GOVERNOR AND LADY YOUDE.
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