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TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 1988
MR RONALD BRIDGE, OBE, JP
AGED 56. MR BRIDGE JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN 1957 AND HAS HAD EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN THE FORMER RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT, LANDS BRANCH, AND ESTABLISHMENT BRANCH.
HE HAS ALSO BEEN DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR SECURITY, AND DEPUTY SECRETARY AND ACTING SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS SERVED AS DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION (1978-83), COMMISSIONER FOR LABOUR (1983-86) AND BECAME SECRETARY EDUCATION AND MANPOWER IN AUGUST 1986.
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HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF SECRETARY, GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT IN SEPTEMBER 1986.
MR JAMES SO YIU-CHO, JP
AGED 48. MR SO JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN SEPTEMBER 1962.
HE WAS APPOINTED TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE IN AUGUST 1966 AND HAS SERVED IN A VARIETY OF DEPARTMENTS AND BRANCHES, INCLUDING FINANCE BRANCH, THE FORMER HOME AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT, AND URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
MORE RECENTLY HE HAS ALSO SERVED AS DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE (1979-81), DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT (1982-86), ACTING SECRETARY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES AND INFORMATION (1986-87) AND BECAME COMMISSIONER FOR TRANSPORT IN MAY
1987.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF GRADE B1 IN OCTOBER 1987.
OFFICER
MR ALEXANDER PURVES, JP
1955 AND
AGED 56. MR PURVES JOINED THE CIVIL SERVICE IN AUGUST AND, FOLLOWING SUBSTANTIAL SERVICE IN THE FORMER COMMERCE INDUSTRY, AND TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS, HE WAS APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS IN JULY 1979.
FOLLOWING A SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER TO THE IN THE RANK OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER STAFF DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE FORMER COUNCILS AND (1983-85), DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES DIRECTOR OF URBAN SERVICES IN JUNE 1986.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO HIS PRESENT RANK OF STAFF GRADE A IN MARCH
1988.
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE GRADE B, HE SERVED AS ADMINISTRATION BRANCH (1985-86), AND BECAME
ADMINISTRATIVE
OFFICER
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