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He has been concerned with the welfare of the people of the
New Territories and is co-founder with his brother of the Kadoorie
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Agricultural Loan Fund and of the Kadoorie Agricultural Aid Association.
a philanthropio organisation which provides financial and material aid
to farmers,
Dr. Kadoorie has served on many government committees, including
the Legislative Council as a provisional member, and has received a
number of foreign honours.
C.M.G. (Companion of the Order of St. Michael & St. George)
Hr. Ian MacDonald Lightbody, J.P.
Mr. Lightbody has been with the local administrative service
since 1946.
He has served in a number of responsible posts in various government
departments and was Establishment Officer in 1962, District Commissioner,
New Territories in 1966, Commissioner for Transport in 1967, and Defence
Secretary in 1968. He acted as Deputy Colonial Secretary in 1969-70 and
took over the post of Commissioner for Resettlement in 1971.
In November 1972, he assumed the responsibility of overseeing the
government's ambitious housing programme as Secretary for Housing.
He was appointed official Justice of the Peace in 1948.
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