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Council and a Member of the Hong Kong Housing Authority from April, 1957

to March, 1962. An Assistant Commissioner in the Civil Aid Services, he is

a Member of the Brewin Trust Fund Committee, Member of the Chinese Recreation

Ground and Yau Ma Tei Public Square Management Committee, Member of the

Narcotics Advisory Committee, Member of the Po Leung Kuk Permanent Board of

Direction, Member of the Sir Robert Black Trust Fund Committee, and Member

of the Social Welfare Advisory Committee. He was made an Officer of the

Order of the British Empire (0.8.E.) in the 1959 Birthday Honours.

He has been a member of the Legislative Council since 1961 and of

the Executive Council since 1966. He was appointed a member of the Advisory

Committee of Public Transport when the Committee was first formed in 1961

and served as a Chairman from 1963 to 1965, continuing for one year as

Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee formed to replace the previous

committee.

0.B.E. (Civil) – (Officer Order of the British Empire)

Mr. Alfred George Crook

Mr. Crook joined the British Post Office in 1929. He was a Captain

of the Royal Signals Corps from 1942 to 1947. In 1950 he was appointed

Assistant Controller of Posts in Malaya and threo years later he became

Controller of Posts in Hong Kong. He was promoted to Postmaster General in

1958.

0.8.3. (Civil) (Officer Order of the British Empire)

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Mr. Joseph Paul Hewitt

Mr. Hewitt retired as a Director of Marine early this year.

He came

to Hong Kong as a Surveyor of Ships in July 1947. Seven years later he was

promoted to the post of Senior Surveyor of Ships before he became Director

of Marine in May 1961.

The Hon. Szato Wai ..