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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1977

NEW DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CONTROLS AND CUSTOMS

DUE IN ON SATURDAY

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THE NEWLY APPOINTED DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CONTROLS AND CUSTOMS, MR. D.A. JORDAN, WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG FROM BRITAIN ON SATURDAY (NOVEMBER 19

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MR. JORDAN BRINGS WITH HIM NEARLY 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN THE BRITISH CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE WHERE HE WAS UNTIL RECENTLY OPERATIONAL HEAD OF INVESTIGATION AND ADVISER TO THE UNITED KINGDOM BOARD OF CUSTOMS AND EXCISE.

HE BECAME CHIEF INVESTIGATION OFFICER IN 1969 AND WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR REORGANISING THE INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT ON ITS PRESENT LINES.

AS THE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF CONTROLS AND CUSTOMS,

MR. JORDAN WILL BE ONE OF THE TWO DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS UNDER ITS HEAD, MR. BILL DORWARD.

THE OTHER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER IS MR. ROY PORTER, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF INDUSTRY.

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