FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1984
LET ME CONCLUDE BY CONGRATULATING MR TIEN, MEMBERS OF THE CLOTHING INDUSTRY TRAINING AUTHORITY AND ALL CONCERNED FOR THE HARD WORK THEY HAVE PUT INTO THE PLANNING AND PREPARATION OF THIS CENTRE.
+ NOW HAVE GREAT PLEASURE IN DECLARING OPEN THIS IMPRESSIVE BUILDING.+
NEW POLITICAL ADVISER NAMED
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THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY THE APPOINTMENT OF MR JOHN BOYD AS POLITICAL ADVISER IN THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT IN SUCCESSION TO MR ROBIN MCLAREN, MR MCLAREN WILL BE LEAVING HONG KONG IN JANUARY 1985 TO TAKE UP A FURTHER SENIOR APPOINTMENT IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE.
FOLLOWING IS A BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE:
MR JOHN DIXON IKLE BOYD
MR BOYD WAS BORN IN JANUARY 1936. HE WAS EDUCATED AT WESTMINISTER SCHOOL, CLARE COLLEGE (CAMBRIDGE) AND YALE UNIVERSITY (USA). BETWEEN 1962 AND 1965 HE WAS A CHINESE LANGUAGE STUDENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG.
A BRIEF RESUME OF MR BOYD'S CAREER IN THE DIPLOMATIC SERVICE FOLLOWS:-
1965 THIRD SECRETARY (PEKING)
1966 -
SECOND SECRETARY (PEKING)
FCO (NORTHERN DEPARTMENT AND FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT)
- FIRST SECRETARY (WASHINGTON)
1967
1969
1973
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FIRST SECRETARY, CHANCERY (PEKING)
1976
1977
-
1981
-
-
FCO (ASSISTANT HEAD OF FAR EASTERN DEPARTMENT)
COUNSELLOR, ECONOMIC (BONN)
COUNSELLOR. ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS
(UK MISSION TO THE UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK)
1984(AUGUST – NOVEMBER)
ON TEMPORARY DUTY AS ASSISTANT UNDER-SECRETARY OF STATE (ASIA) IN THE FCO.
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