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Monday, October 22, 1973

SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSIONER APPOINTED

Mr. Trevor Bedford, at present Deputy Secretary for Security in

the Colonial Secretariat, has been appointed Special Assistant to the

Commissioner for Anti-Corruption, Mr. Jack Cater.

He will head a special planning group set up to consider the

organisation of the new Anti-Corruption Commission, it was announced today.

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lir. Bedford, 39, studied law at university. He joined the Hong

Kong civil service in August 1960 as an administrative officer, and has

since held a number of responsible posts in various government departments.

He was District Officer of Taipo from 1966 to 1967. The following

year he attended the Joint Services Staff College and on his return from

leave was appointed Police Civil Secretary until 1972. Mr. Bedford recently

returned from a year's study at the Royal College of Defence Studies in

London.

He was awarded the M.B.E. last year.

Note to Editors:

Copies of Mr. Bedford's photograph will be available for collection in the G.I.S. Press boxes

later this evening.

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