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TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 1985
SOME TRADITIONAL AND COMMUNITY RELATED MATTERS, SUCH AS LIAISON WITH THE TUNG WAH GROUP AND THE PO LEUNG KUK, FOR WHICH THE HOME AFFAIRS BRANCH WAS RESPONSIBLE, HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION.
THE NEW BRANCH IS HEADED BY A SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION, MR PETER TSAO, SUPPORTED BY TWO DEPUTY SECRETARIES OVERSEEING INFORMATION (MR ADOLF HSU HSUNG), AND ADMINISTRATION (MR ALEC PURVES).
THE URBAN COUNCIL WILL CONTINUE TO BE SERVED BY
A RE-ORGANISED URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. THE DEPARTMENT HAS INCORPORATED THOSE ELEMENTS OF THE FORMER RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT WHICH PROVIDED SERVICES AT THE REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVELS IN THE URBAN AREAS.
REORGANISED DEPARTMENT STARTS WORK
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THE URBAN COUNCIL IS NOW BEING SERVED BY A REORGANISED URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO CARRY OUT ITS WIDE RANGING RESPONSIBILITIES BUT ALSO INCORPORATES THOSE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THE FORMER RECREATION AND CULTURE DEPARTMENT IN THE URBAN AREAS.
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THIS EXPANDED USD IS HEADED BY A NEW DIRECTOR, AUGUSTINE CHUI, WHO BECOMES THE COUNCIL'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING INTO FORCE ITS POLICIES.
MR CHUI, WHOSE LINKS WITH THE USD GO BACK TO 1969, WHEN HE WAS AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR WITH THE DEPARTMENT," HAD BEEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.
HE TAKES OVER THE RUNNING OF A STAFF TOTALLING SOME 18 000 WHO SERVICE A DEPARTMENT WITH AN ANNUAL BUDGET OF ABOUT $3 484 MILLION FOR 1985-86.
/M CHUX