FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1985
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MR CHAU TAK-HAY, THE PRESENT DEPUTY SECRETARY (HEALTH AND WELFARE) WILL JOIN THE CITY AND NEW TERRITORIES ADMINISTRATION AS DEPUTY REGIONAL SECRETARY (HONG KONG AND KOWLOON). MR CHAU WILL REPLACE MR MAYER NG CHAK-LAM WHO HAS BEEN GIVEN PERMISSION TO RETIRE ;
MR NIGEL SHIPMAN WILL BECOME DEPUTY SECRETARY (HEALTH AND WELFARE). HE IS AT PRESENT A PRINCIPAL ASSISTANT SECRETARY IN HEALTH AND WELFARE BRANCH,
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
MR STUART WILKINSON, MBE, JP
AGED 57. APPOINTED AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING, ON SECONDMENT FROM THE BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, IN NOVEMBER 1978. HE TOOK OVER AS DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTIN IN APRIL 1982.
MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE
AGED 38. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN MARCH 1972 AS A PROGRAMME OFFICER, AND WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BROADCASTING IN JULY 1984. SINCE SEPTEMBER 1983 SHE HAS BEEN ON SECONDMENT TO THE INFORMATION SERVICES DEPARTMENT, FIRST AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, THEN AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR, AND FINALLY AS DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES.
AR JOHN CHAN CHO CHAK, OBE, JP
AGED 42. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN JULY 1964, AND WAS PROMOTED TO BE AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE CIN AUGUST 1975. HE SUBSEQUENTLY LEFT GOVERNMENT IN 1978 TO WORK IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR, REJOINED THE PUBLIC SERVICE IN 1980, AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN JULY 1983. HE SERVED IN A VARIETY OF POSTS, INCLUDING THOSE OF PRIVATE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNOR AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF TRADE, PRIOR TO HIS PRESENT APPOINTMENT AS DEPUTY SECRETARY (GENERAL DUTIES).
IR CHAU TAK-HAY, JP
AGED 42. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN JULY 1967. HE HAS SERVED FOR THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER IN THE FORMER COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY AND TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS, WHERE HE BECAME A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IN JULY 1979. HE TRANSFERRED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN JULY 1982 WHILE POSTED TO GENEVA AS COUNSELLOR (HONG KONG AFFAIRS). FOLLOWING HIS RETURN FROM GENEVA HE HAS BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY (HEALTH AND WELFARE) SINCE MARCH 1984.
/MR DONALD