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DIRECTOR OF AUDIT RETIRING

Wednesday, August 1, 1973

Mr. P.T. Warr, the Director of Audit, is retiring after nearly

15 years of government service.

To mark his retirement, the staff of the Audit Department will be

presenting him with a memento in a ceremony to be held on Friday (August 3)

at 4.15 p.

Mr. Warr, 55, had served in several auditing posts in London, the

Gold Coast (now Ghana), Mauritius and Nigeria before coming to Hong Kong in

1958.

His first appointment was Principal Auditor, a post subsequently

regraded to Assistant Director of Audit.

In September, 1965, he was promoted to Deputy Director after acting

in the post on several occasions. He was promoted to Director in August, 1970.

Mr. Warr is married with one son.

Note to Editors:

You are invited to send a reporter

and/or photographer to cover the presentation

ceremony. It will be held in the Audit

Department headquarters, Central Government

Offices, 13th floor, West Wing. Mr. G.E. Lyth,

Deputy Director of Audit, will present the

retirement gift to Mr. Warr.

Release Time: 8.30 p.m.