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Dr WONG Chen-ta, JP

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Dr Wong joined the service as an Agricultural

Assistant in 1949 and, after being in charge of the main

Agricultural Experimental Station in the New Territories,

was promoted to Assistant Agricultural Officer in 1954, to

Agricultural Officer in 1961 and to Senior Agricultural Officer

in 1969. During this period he played a leading part in

establishing good relations between the Agriculture and Fisheries

Department and the farming community. He was particularly

interested in land use and development and obtained a Ph.D.

from the University of Hong Kong for his work in this field.

In 1977 he was promoted to Assistant Director in charge of

the Agriculture Branch and in 1980 to Deputy Director. During his 32 years in the Department, Dr Wong has made a considerable

contribution, especially in the field of agricultural economics and farm management, to the progress and development of the

agricultural industry.

MBE

LAM Tat-yan

Mr Lam has spent the whole of his public service

career with the Judiciary. He joined in 1946 as a Clerical

Officer and took up the duties of a Court Clerk. He has since

worked almost entirely in the Magistracies. He is now a Senior

Judicial Clerk and holds the position of the First Clerk.

He is a man of initiative and has been exceptionally useful

in training new Clerks over the years. In 1968 he was

commended by the Colonial Secretary for his part in dealing

with difficult situations that arose during the riots in 1967.