FRIDAY, MAY 20, 1994
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IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTION ABOUT THE CASE OF HAI HO-TAK, THE GOVERNOR SAID IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DIFFICULT DECISION AS THE CHIBE SECRETARY SAID YESTERDAY.
EMPHASISING THAT HE WAS SATISFIED THAT THE SECRETARY FOR SECURITY HAD MADE THE RIGHT DECISION, MR PATTEN SAID: "IT SEEMED TO US AND IT CERTAINLY SEEMED TO ME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY SENDING OTHER CHILDREN BACK TO CHINA IF WITH THAT YOUNG CHILD WHOSE CASE HAD BEEN THROUGH ALL THE COURTS, ONE MUST TAKE A DIFFERENT VIEW,
"BUT IF WE THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE A TOUGH POLICY IN ORDER TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE COMING INTO HONG KONG, THEN IT DOES INVOLVE FROM TIME ΤΟ TIME PEOPLE HAVING TO TAKE EXTREMELY DISAGREEABLE DECISIONS.
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MR PATTEN WILL BB LEAVING FOR LONDON THIS EVENING FOR PRINCIPALLY TALKS AND A NUMBER OF SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS.
WHILE IN LONDON, HE WILL HAVE MEETINGS WITH THE PRIME MINISTER, THE FOREIGN SECRETARY, AND FOREIGN OFFICE AND HOME OFFICE OFFICIALS.
ONE OF THE MAIN SUBJECTS OF THE DISCUSSION WILL BE THE RESPONSE TO THE FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE REPORT AND THE RECENT AMNESTY REPORT.
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APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES
THE GOVERNMENT TODAY (FRIDAY)
ANNOUNCED THAT MR NG YEE-YUM
FROM NEXT
WILL SUCCEED MR SIU CHUEN AS DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES MONDAY (MAY 23).
MR SIU WILL PROCEED ON RETIREMENT LEAVE ON THAT DAY AFTER SERVING THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR 36 YEARS.
FOLLOWING ARE THE BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES OF THE TWO OFFICERS:
MR SIU CHUEN, OBE, JP
MR SIU, AGED 60, JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE ENGINEER IN AUGUST 1959.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN JULY 1987 AND TO DIRECTOR OF DRAINAGE SERVICES IN MARCH 1992.
ON HIS RETIREMENT, MR SIU WILL HAVE COMPLETED 36 YEARS OF SERVICE WITH THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT.
MR NG YEE-YUM, JP
MR NG, AGED 58, JOINED THE HONG KONG CIVIL SERVICE AS AN APPRENTICE ENGINEER IN SEPTEMBER 1960.
HE WAS PROMOTED TO GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN JUNE 1985 AND PRINCIPAL GOVERNMENT ENGINEER IN SEPTEMBER 1989.
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