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TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1978

APPOINTMENT OF NEW DEPUTY

COMMISSIONER OF POLICE (ADMINISTRATION) ******

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS HAS APPROVED THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. CORRAN WILLIAM BROOKE PURDON, CBE, MC, A RETIRED MAJOR GENERAL, TO FILL THE NEW POST OF DEPUTY' COMMISSIONER ADMINISTRATION IN THE ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE.

IN THE NEW POST MR. PURDON WILL ASSUME OVERALL RESPONSIBILITY FOR PERSONNEL, TRAINING, CIVIL MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT MATTERS,

MR. PURDON IS 57. HE WAS EDUCATED AT THE ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE. SANDHURST AND SERVED THROUGHOUT THE 1939-45 WAR, MOSTLY ON ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE COMMANDOS AND AIRBORNE FORCES. HE HAS HELD COMMAND APPOINTMENTS AT ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING THAT OF COMMANDANT OF THE SCHOOL OF INFANTRY. HE HAS HAD CONSIDERABLE POST WAR ACTIVE SERVICE EXPERIENCE IN THE NEAR EAST AND FOR THREE YEARS COMMANDED THE SULTAN OF MUSCAT'S ARMED FORCES. HE HAS EXTENSIVE KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE OF ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT, INCLUDING RESPONSIBILITIES FOR UNITED NATIONS FORCES IN CYPRUS.

SINCE LEAVING THE ARMY, MR. PURDON HAS BEEN TRAINING ADVISER WITH THE YEMEN ARAB REPUBLIC'S COMMANDO AND PARACHUTE FORCES.

HE IS A MEMBER OF THE BRITISH INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT AND IS MARRIED WITH TWO SONS AND A DAUGHTER.

IT IS EXPECTED THAT MR. PURDON WILL ARRIVE IN HONG KONG AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

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