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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1979'

TOP POST FOR FORMER CLERK *****

THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED TODAY (FRIDAY) THE PROMOTIONS OF CONAL O'KELLY TO DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES AND MR. CHIU SZE-HUNG TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.

MR.

BOTH THE APPOINTMENTS TAKE EFFECT FROM FEBRUARY 2 THIS YEAR.

MR. CHIU, AGED 46, JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS A TEMPORARY CLERK IN 1952.

A GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN SAID TODAY: THE REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENT BY MR. CHIU CLEARLY ILLUSTRATES THE SCOPE IN THE CIVIL SERVICE FOR COMPETENT STAFF TO ACQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL PROMOTION IN THE SERVICE.+

MR. CHIU WAS FIRST POSTED IN 1952 TO THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT AS TEMPORARY CLERK. HE ROSE TO THE RANK OF EXECUTIVE OFFICER II IN 1957, TO EXECUTIVE OFFICER I IN 1963 AND TO SENIOR EXECUTIVE OFFICER II IN 1968.

AS PART OF THE IN-SERVICE TRAINING, MR. CHIU ATTENDED A THREE- MONTH COURSE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION

IN 1963 AND A SENIOR COURSE ON PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN CANADA IN 1969.

THE TURNING POINT IN MR. CHIU'S CAREER WAS IN 1972 WHEN HE JOINED THE PROFESSIONAL GRADE AS A TREASURY ACCOUNTANT.

IN 1975, MR. CHIU WAS PROMOTED TO SENIOR TREASURY ACCOUNTANT, TO CHIEF TREASURY ACCOUNTANT IN 1978 AND TO ACTING ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF ACCOUNTING SERVICES IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

MR. CHIU IS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED SECRETARIES AND ADMINISTRATORS.

AS A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT TO JUNIOR STAFF IN GOVERNMENT, MR. CHIU SAID YOUNG PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE PROPER MOTIVATION AND DETERMINATION TO DO THE IR JOB WELL.

+ IF THEY HAVE THE WILL-POWER TO FOLLOW THEIR AIM, SOONER OR LATER THEIR EFFORTS WILL BE RECOGNISED AND REWARDED ACCORDINGLY, MR. CHIU SAID.

+MY ACHIEVEMENT AS A LOCAL OFFICER ALSO DEMONSTRATES THE GOVERNMENT'S SINCERE EFFORT IN THE LOCALISATION POLICY, HE ADDED.

MR. O'KELLY JOINED THE GOVERNMENT AS A TREASURY ACCOUNTANT IN 1967 AND WAS SUBSEQUENTLY PROMOTED TO SENIOR TREASURY ACCOUNTANT IN 1973, TO CHIEF TREASURY ACCOUNTANT IN 1975, TO ASSISTANT DIRECTOR IN 1978 AND TO ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN FEBRUARY THIS YEAR.

MR. O'KELLY, AGED 46, IS AN ASSOCIATE MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS.

DURING HIS 12 YEARS' SERVICE, HE SPENT MOST OF HIS TIME IN THE TREASURY HEADQUARTERS, EXCEPT FOR TWO YEARS WHEN HE WAS POSTED TO THE EDUCATION AND THE URBAN SERVICES DEPARTMENTS.

· BOTH MR. O'KELLY AND MR. CHIU ARE MARRIED AND HAVE TWO CHILDREN.