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Friday, June 8, 1973

MR. CATER AND MR. ROBSON ASSUME NEW POSTS

Mr. Jack Cater has formally assumed his new post as Secretary for

Home Affairs.

He succeeds Mr. D.C.C. Luddington who left Hong Kong last

Saturday to take up his new appointment as High Commissioner for the

Western Pacific.

Mr. Cater takes up his duties in the new framework of the Colonial

Secretariat recommended by the management consultants, McKinsey and Co.

He will be responsible for policy and programmes covering information

services, public relations, broadcasting, television, information on

public attitudes, cultural activities, tourism and City District Offices.

Another appointment made in connection with the McKinsey reorganisation

is Mr. J.J. Robson, Director of Public Works, who is now Acting Secretary

for the Environment.

Mr. Robson will be responsible for policy and programmes covering

land matters, town planning, the design, construction and timing of new

towns, pollution, urban services, roads, road transport, traffic railway,

car parking, base transit (construction, engineering and land aspects) and

operational and works aspects of the airport and harbour.

He will be assisted by Mr. A.T. Armstrong-Wright, Government Civil

Engineer, who has been appointed as Acting Principal Assistant Colonial

Secretary in the new Environment Branch.

Mr. A.S. Robertson, Deputy Director of Public Works, has been

appointed to act as Director in Mr. Robson's place.

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