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THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 1980

+ IT IS ALSO PROPOSED TO REFLECT CURRENT RANK TITLES BY PRESCRIBING THAT A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, BEING THE HOLDER OF THE POST OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CUSTOMS AND CONTROLS, AND AN ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS, BEING THE HOLDER OF THE POST OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE, BE DESIGNATED AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER AND ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF THE CUSTOMS AND EXCISE SERVICE RESPECTIVELY, MR DORWARD SAID.

THE TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT WAS REORGANISED IN 1979 INTO A FEDERAL STRUCTURE OF THREE CONSTITUENT DEPARTMENTS. THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE, THE DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRY AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CUSTOMS AND CONTROLS. EACH DEPARTMENT IS HEADED BY AN OFFICER IN THE RANK OF COMMISSIONER OF TRADE, INDUSTRY AND CUSTOMS WHO IS ASSISTED BY ONE OR MORE DEPUTY COMMISSIONERS AND A NUMBER OF ASSISTANT COMMISSIONERS.

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING AWARDED MBE ****

AN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF HOUSING, MR ROBERT RONALD LESLIE POGUE HAS BEEN APPOINTED AN HONORARY MEMBER OF THE ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE (MBE) BY THE QUEEN,

MR POGUE SERVED WITH THE MALAYSIA CIVIL SERVICE FROM 1951 TO 1962 AND WITH THE SABAH GOVERNMENT FROM 1964 TO 1966 BEFORE JOINING THE HONG KONG GOVERNMENT AS AN ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER IN 1967.

AFTER SERVICE IN THE GOVERNMENT SECRETARIAT AND AS A CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, HE JOINED THE RESETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT IN 1970 AND HAS SINCE SPECIALISED IN HOUSING FIELD.

BETWEEN 1970 AND 1973 HE WAS ENGAGED IN CLEARING ILLEGAL STRUCTURES IN THE 25 RESETTLEMENT ESTATES, AND SINCE 1974 HE HAS BEEN ASSISTANT DIRECTOR (CLEARANCE).