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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1986
DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN WILL BE RETIRING FROM THE CIVIL
SERVICE IN MARCH THIS YEAR. DR RIDDELL-SWAN HAS BEEN DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES SINCE FEBRUARY 1980.
DR LAWRENCE LEE HAY-YUE WILL SUCCEED DR RIDDELL-SWAN AS DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES. DR LEE IS CURRENTLY DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES,
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THESE OFFICERS FOLLOW:
MR J.F. TODD, CVO, OBE, JP
AGED 56. MR TODD JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN MAY 1976 AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE C. AFTER HAVING SERVED FOR SOME 19 YEARS IN OTHER DEPENDENT TERRITORIES AND A TWO YEAR SECONDMENT TO THE FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE. HE SERVED INITIALLY AS DISTRICT OFFICER TSUEN WAN, THEN WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES FROM 1977 TO 1980,
HE AND DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT FROM 1980 TO 1981. BECAME THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF LANDS, ON THE CREATION OF THE DEPARTMENT IN APRIL 1982.
MR FREDDIE PANG YUK-LING, ISO, JP
AGED 55. MR PANG JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN OCTOBER 1956 AS AN APPRENTICE ARCHITECT IN THE (THEN) PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HE WAS APPOINTED ON TRANSFER AS CHIEF ARCHITECT IN THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT IN MARCH 1974 AND PROMOTED TO BE DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HOUSING (CONSTRUCTION) IN MARCH 1981. HE WAS AGAIN PROMOTED TO
BE THE DIRECTOR OF HOUSING IN FEBRUARY 1985.
DR JOHN RIDDELL-SWAN, OBE, JP
AGED 59. DR RIDDELL-SWAN FIRST JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE IN MAY 1956 AS A VETERINARY OFFICER IN THE AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES DEPARTMENT. HE BECAME ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN OCTOBER 1964, AND WAS FURTHER PROMOTED TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN MAY 1971 AND TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN FEBRUARY 1980. HE WILL HAVE COMPLETED 29 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT ON HIS RETIREMENT IN MARCH THIS YEAR.
DR LAWRENCE LEE HAY-YUE, JP
AGED 48. DR LEE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN JUNE 1963 AS AN ASSISTANT PEST CONTROLLER OFFICER. HE WAS PROMOTED TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN FEBRUARY 1980 AND TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES IN JULY 1983.
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