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TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1986
BRIEF BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES ON THESE OFFICERS FOLLOW.
MR PETER TSAO KWANG-YUNG, CPM, CP
AGED 52. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN FEBRUARY 1955. HE WAS APPOINTED AS AN ASSISTANT TRADE OFFICER IN. FEBRUARY 1966 AND, THROUGH A SERIES OF PROMOTIONS BECAME COMMISSIONER
HE TRANSFERRED OF TRADE INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS IN JANUARY 1979.
TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B1 IN JULY 1982 AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN JANUARY 1986. HE TOOK OVER THE POST OF DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION SERVICES IN JULY 1983 AND ASSUMED HIS PRESENT POST OF SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION IN APRIL 1985.
MR DEREK JONES, CMG
AGED 58. AFTER SERVICE IN THE U.K. CIVIL SERVICE FROM 1950 - 1969, MR JONES WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B2 IN JUNE 1971 AND WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN FEBRUARY 1977. HE WAS THE SECRETARY FOR ECONOMIC SERVICES FROM 1973 TO 1976, SECRETARY FOR ENVIRONMENT FROM 1976 TO 1981, AND SECRETARY FOR TRANSPORT FROM SEPTEMBER TO DECEMBER 1981. FOLLOWING HIS RETIREMENT MR JONES WAS RE-APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN JULY 1982 AND SINCE THEN HE HAS BEEN MINISTER, BRUSSELS.
MR JAMES SO YIU-CHO, JP
AGED 46. JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 1962. HE WAS APPOINTED AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN AUGUST 1966 AND WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF GRADE B IN APRIL 1980. HE HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES. INCLUDING FINANCE BRANCH, HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT AND BRANCH, AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT. MORE RECENTLY HE WAS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE FROM 1979 TO 1981 AND HAS BEEN IN HIS PRESENT POST OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT SINCE JULY 1982.
/MR CHRISTOPHER