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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1987
GREWAL APPOINTED HONORARY COLONEL OF RHKR
THE GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED MR HARNAM GREWAL COLONEL OF THE ROYAL HONG KONG REGIMENT (THE VOLUNTEERS } FROM AUGUST 1, 1987.
THE HONORARY WITH EFFECT
THE APPOINTMENT, ANNOUNCED IN THE GAZETTE TODAY (FRIDAY), IS FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE YEARS.
MR GREWAL, WHO IS THE SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE, HAS HAD AN ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE VOLUNTEERS. HE JOINED THE REGIMENT IN 1965 AS A PRIVATE AND WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1967. HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF MAJOR IN 1976 AND RETIRED IN 1984.
MR GREWAL HAS TAKEN OVER AS THE REGIMENT'S HONORARY COLONEL FROM MR JOHN HEYWOOD WHO LEFT HONG KONG ON RETIREMENT IN JULY THIS YEAR.
THOMPSON NAMED MEMBER OF PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED
TODAY
(FRIDAY) THE APPOINTMENT OF MR PETER JAMES THOMPSON J.P. AS A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION. MR THOMPSON WILL TAKE UP HIS APPOINTMENT ON OCTOBER 1.
MR THOMPSON IS THE SENIOR PARTNER OF A LEADING FIRM OF SOLICITORS.
HE HAS WIDE COMMUNITY INTERESTS AND IS A MEMBER OF THE STEERING COMMITTEE TO ESTABLISH THE NEW HONG KONG SHIPPING REGISTRY, THE LEGAL COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG GENERAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, THE APPOINTMENTS COMMITTEE OF THE HONG KONG ACADEMY FOR PERFORMING ARTS, THE LEGAL PRACTITIONERS DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE PANEL AND IS AN ADJUDICATOR OF THE REGISTRATION OF PERSONS TRIBUNAL. HE IS ALSO VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE HONG KONG SHIPOWNERS ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF ITS LEGAL AND REGISTRY SUB-COMMITTEES.
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